“It’s time for them to get off their ass and start making life better for black folks and people who are poor,” Barkley said. The former NBA star also criticized the Democratic Party after the election, saying they’ve taken support from black voters and poor voters for granted “for a long time.” Yeah, we got a bunch of rednecks and a bunch of ignorant people, but we got some amazing people here and they rose up today,” Barkley said. We’ve got to, at some point, we’ve got stop looking like idiots to the nation.”īarkley celebrated Jones’s victory Tuesday night, telling CNN after the race was called that he was “so proud” of Alabama. “I am begging and urging everybody to get out, call all your friends. It’s amazing,” Barkley, who played college basketball at Auburn University, told the crowd in Birmingham. “When people in your own party say they won’t vote for you or support you, that’s a dead giveaway. The basketball Hall of Famer and Alabama native’s announcement follows his campaigning for Jones, who defeated Republican Roy Moore in the election Tuesday.īarkley appeared at a rally for Jones on Monday, calling on Alabama voters to “stop looking like idiots” and reject Moore, who has been accused of sexual misconduct by multiple women.

“That does not mean restaurants and hair salons, black women,” Barkley said. “Black women really came out and supported Doug Jones.” startups,” Barkley said on TNT’s “Inside the NBA” on Thursday. “I’m announcing right now, I am pledging $1 million to black women in Alabama to start I.T. © 2024 NYP Holdings, Inc.Former NBA All-Star Charles Barkley has announced he’s pledging $1 million to fund IT startups run by black women in Alabama following the Democratic victory in the state’s Senate election. “I wish I had known that, you probably would have gave me a cheaper deal on the DJ, right?” Barkley said.Ī reported in December that Christiana would be tying the knot in March 2021. Kimmel, 53, then told Barkley about his past days as a wedding DJ in Arizona, to which Barkley quipped he could have scored a discount. “I promised her this, this got to work ’cause this is the only one I’m paying for.” Charles Barkley is getting ready for his daughter’s big day. “I’m just excited for her ’cause this is her special day, hopefully, this will be the only one, too,” Barkley joked. “It’s like I’m a soldier, all hands on deck.”īarkley, who shares daughter Christiana with wife Maureen Blumhardt, said he is “so excited” for the future newlyweds. Cause I can only get so skinny by Saturday, man,” Barkley said. “Listen, I need all Jewish people on deck, brother. When Kimmel asked if Barkley’s future son-in-law is Jewish, the “Inside the NBA” analyst confirmed. “I’ve been really working out hard because apparently, they’ve got to pick me up in a chair,” Barkley said. Smith about getting ‘ass whooping’ over ‘loud-ass talking’ĬNN’s ‘King Charles’ premiere another ratings disasterĬharles Barkley is ready to take on his next title Saturday: Father of the Bride.ĭuring a virtual appearance Tuesday on “Jimmy Kimmel Live,” the former NBA star, 58, spoke about how he’s been prepping for daughter Christiana’s wedding this coming weekend to Ilya Hoffman. Lakers blasted for In-season Tournament celebration planĬharles Barkley warns Stephen A. Charles Barkley refuses to root for Alabama - even if they ‘played Afghanistan’

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