
Michael Jordan hilariously fell to the No. Jordan, just as he did in 1984, somehow fell to the third pick. Iverson went first overall, just as he did in the 1996 NBA Draft.

Perhaps the funniest part about all this is how the fictional draft imitated real life. Interestingly, MJ was the only player to accomplish that feat before LeBron James did so in 2011. He became the first player to record a triple-double in an All-Star Game in 1997. Barkley was raised by a stepfather and grandparents. She separated with Chuck’s father, when he was still a baby. She gave a birth to her son Charles at a very young age. Jordan won three All-Star MVPs to Iverson’s two. Charles Barkley Family: Father Frank Barkley Mother Chuck mother’s name is not known. It’s a bit curious that Barkley would choose Allen Iverson over Michael Jordan even if the teams had been selected with the notion they would be partaking in an All-Star game. Since his retirement in 2000, Charles has been an analyst for TNT covering the NBA games during pre-show and half time. Charles Barkley has also won two Olympic gold medals as a member of the US Men’s Basketball team in both 19. “Wait a minute!” Charles Barkley (2011) after mistakenly taking allen iverson over michael Jordan in a TNT Ultimate Fantasy Draft Charles Barkley retired Apafter scoring a memorable basket. Barkley, initially bewildered by the clarification, began to understand how he had erred. Johnson and Barkley’s fellow panelists quickly pointed out rosters were not based upon an All-Star Game format or style of play. 1 pick, prompting Johnson to ask, “Is Michael Jordan not on your list?” Barkley responded by saying MJ was indeed on his list, but he took AI because the All-Star game is a “point guard-dominated game.” But there was a problem with Chuck’s logic: The fictional teams weren’t meant to be assembled under the pretenses of an All-Star Game. The former league MVP shockingly took Allen Iverson with the No. Barkley struggled with his weight throughout his three seasons with the Auburn Tigers, at times. After taking Leeds High School to the state semifinals in 1981, the heavy-set forward enrolled at Auburn University. Only, the Round Mound of Rebound didn’t call Jordan’s name. Charles Wade Barkley was born to Frank Barkley and Charcey Glenn in Leeds, Alabama, on February 20, 1963, and has two brothers.


In other words, Chuck had the rights to Chicago Bulls legend Michael Jordan. Charles Barkley looks on during Capital One’s The Match at The Reserve at Moonlight Basin on July 06, 2021, in Big Sky, Montana | Stacy Revere/Getty Images for The MatchĬharles Barkley coined his fake team “The Rebounders,” and he found himself immediately needing a big rebound after his first draft choice.īarkley had the distinction of making the first overall pick.
