On North Carolina missing 22 of its last 23 shots in losing to Georgetown in the NCAA tournament last weekend: “Stevie Wonder could make one of 23 shots.”

Blatantly Stolen from the Onion

PHOENIX—Having served a three-day sentence for his drunk-driving conviction, former NBA star Charles Barkley admitted Tuesday he was having difficulty adapting to life outside of jail and to his new low-level job at a local Foodway supermarket. “I can’t believe how fast things move on the outside,” said Barkley, who sat on a park bench feeding birds as he recalled the respect he received from fellow inmates during his time as the jail’s librarian. “Bagging groceries is difficult work, and I try to keep up, but my hands hurt most of the time, probably from my basketball days. I don’t think the store manager likes me very much. I wish I still worked at TNT.” Barkley was reportedly last seen in the bedroom of his halfway house, wearing a suit and standing on a wobbly table while carving the words “BARKS WAS HERE” on a wooden support beam

Because today needed a Sixers post too… (And because I bought the above shirt for B F Wallace while at lunch). Too quote Sir Charles…

“I love New York City; I’ve got a gun.”
Nice job tonight by JA Happ for the Phillies too.

Since we’ve been pretty lazy about the Daily Barkley, I thought I’d throw this up in his honor.

I came across this article on Digg, about the top 7 sports mugshots of all time (why Seven you ask? who knows). But, low and behold who sit’s atop of this list of mighty miscreants…our very own Sir Charles. I never knew the dude threw a guy through a plate glass window…wow…talented and psychotic. Choketown salutes you!

Check out the whole article here.

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Seeing as yesterday was my 32nd birthday I figured I would celebrate by bringing back…The Daily Barkley!

“Man, there’s nothing in the world that makes me as nervous as seeing white people dance.”

On His Retirement: “Just what America needs–another unemployed black man.”

“I love New York City; I’ve got a gun.”

“I don’t think of myself as giving interviews. I just have conversations. That gets me in trouble.”

“I don’t care what people think. people are stupid.”

“My family got all over me because they said Bush is only for the rich people. Then I reminded them, ‘Hey, I’m rich’.”

“We don’t need refs, but I guess white guys need something to do.”

After the USA played Angola and Charles had elbowed an Angolan national team member in the chest. When asked about it, he responded:

“I shouldn’t have done that. He probably hasn’t eaten in weeks.”

TWO FOR THE PRICE OF ONE!

- “I really don’t eat that much. I just, more or less, tend to eat all the time.”

-”My goals are to play the piano and get really, really, really fat.”