“I can play golf every day for the next four months and I love it, man. You know, I play golf every single day or I go fishing. I love doing nothing.” Charles Barkley had his retirement plans set in motion. After agreeing to a new contract, those plans won’t come to fruition anytime soon. Chuck’s liking for golf goes back to his playing days when he and Michael Jordan used to spend time on the course. Despite the decades of experience, the Suns legend should stop golfing.
It was none other than Pedro Martinez who advised the TNT broadcaster. “I want to say hello to Chuck and Ernie and tell you how proud I am of both of you for doing such a great job in the podcast. But you know what, Chuck, I heard that you’re not good at golfing. Even though I know it’s entertaining, you’re not doing good, man.” But the baseball icon did not stop there. As he was gardening in his backyard, he suggested what Charles Barkley should do instead of putting in.
“You’re more than welcome to come and clip my flowers with me anytime you want. We will have a great time in my backyard. You can bring Ernie, and we’re going to have a great time. We can barbecue, have drinks, yeah.” Martinez roasted Chuck’s ability and asked him to quit. If that was not enough, he told him to switch to gardening. Barkley did take up that offer, but with a condition of his own.
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“Pedro, I tell you what, I’m gonna bring Ernie with me, and I’ll let him cut the flowers, and I’m gonna do the barbecue or the drinking part.” Sadly, Sir Charles won’t clip flowers and will assign the duty to Johnson. Charles Barkley refused to do so because of his beliefs. He joked, “Hey, gardening ain’t no damn hobby. I keep telling you, gardening is not a black-tivity.” So, Chuck won’t give up his golfing, especially not for cutting flowers.
From bad form to spending a moment with the legend, here’s a deep dive into Charles Barkley’s renaissance on the course
We don’t have to remind you about Chuck’s awkward swing. It was the legend Tiger Woods who mimicked Sir Charles’ signature swing: a start, an awkward pause, a mid-swing bend, and somehow… a finish. Since then, it was a running joke, and even the Suns legend’s performance did not change that narrative. But the determination to change it burned in Chuck’s heart. He did so with the help of legends of the game.
Hank Haney (Tiger’s former coach), Darren Clarke, Stan Utley. Slowly but surely, the 11x NBA All-Star had no more awkward swing, stance, or finish. In fact, his golfing experience was so much better that he got to spend time at the Augusta course. Chuck detailed the golf trip with Peyton Manning on Altitude Sports Radio.
“He took me and Dwyane Wade and Grant Hill down there and we stayed. It was right before March Madness. It was two of the best days of my life… Getting to play a month before the Masters and stay on the property… It was unbelievable.” So, it’s clear, retirement or no retirement, Barkley is not leaving golfing any time soon. Especially not to pick gardening as a replacement hobby.
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