Charles Barkley Tries to Save the World
Reaching out to Tiger Woods, Tim Tebow, and a homeless person...
Charles Barkley spends his basketball broadcasting offseason playing golf and calling into various radio shows on a weekly basis. While generally amusing, they're not usually all that notable... except for today when he started his appearance on the Dan LeBatard radio show by talking about how he still hasn't gotten a hold of Tiger Woods almost 9 months after the car hit the tree.
"It's been very frustrating and disappointing because every person I talk to, not a single one of us -- and I'm talking probably 20 guys -- have talked to Tiger since all this stuff happened.
"I just want to tell the guy, 'Hey, you got friends and we love you.'"
"He has not talked to a single person since this stuff happened and I don't know how to get in touch with him."
Barkley was not asked why he thinks Woods has not taken the time to respond to him this far removed from the incident that spun his life into a different orbit.
It is ironic that Woods is still trying to distance himself from those who were associated with his "previous life" when one of those people happens to be a media personality with an imperfect, yet beloved image. You know, someone Tiger might do well to pattern himself after in some regard when it comes to rehabbing an image.
Barkley refuses to end the interview until he makes one final statement on another much talked about athlete:
"I've gotta give a shout out. I want to give a shout out, I've never met this kid but I like him. I want to give a shout out to Tim Tebow because it drives me crazy that you have the one kid down in Dallas complaining about carrying shoulder pads and for Tim Tebow to let them cut his hair like that? That was pretty damn cool."
Then, as if on cue from the heavens, Barkley engages in a separate conversation while still on the phone with the radio station:
Unidentified Woman: "Thank you."
Barkley: "You're welcome... oh, I look familiar? I'm Charles Barkley, baby."
Woman: "Oh!"
Barkley: "You're welcome."
He then returns to the interview:
"I'm giving this homeless person some money. She's on the side of the road. I'm giving her some money. She's like, 'You look like somebody.' I said, 'Charles Barkley, baby.'"
"She had a sign that said, 'Very Hungry' and I just felt bad for the lady."
"But wasn't that cool of Tim Tebow?"
Very cool, Charles. Very cool.
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