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By Pierre-Andréa Fraile | Sports journalist
A player among the most illustrious of his generation and the history of the NBA, Charles Barkley has collected gains accordingly. However, do not count on him to use this fortune that he has accumulated over the years in order to afford a very specific gift.
In an era where wages still seemed very modest compared to those who are distributed today, he has never been placed as the best paid player in the league. Despite this, Charles Barkley did not have to complain about his remuneration. After all, he managed to accumulate a total of around 43.6 million dollars, just with the contracts that linked him to his different franchises during his 16 seasons in the NBA.
In addition, he continued to very well garnish his bank account following his retirement. This, notably thanks to its retraining as an analyst. In 2022, he received an extension of 10 years and 210 million dollars from his longtime employer, TNT. Suffice to say that he could for example have been able to afford a trip … in space, if however this madness had tried it.
Charles Barkley's scathing opinion on space tourism
Guest of the famous Tonight Show From Jimmy Fallon in 2015, Barkley had pushed various rants there, castigating among others the people who spend huge sums to go to space:
Charles Barkley : I saw people pay $ 250,000 to go to space. Bordel, who are these people who want to go to space?!
Skeptical, the chuckster did not even let his host try to make him change his mind on this form of revolutionary tourism:
Jimmy Fallon : But you wouldn't be curious to see …
Charles Barkley : No. No way.
Me, I want to go to destinations like New York, Las Vegas, Los Angeles, or I prefer to stay at home in Phoenix. I'm not inviting you to come to my house, but no, I just don't want to go to space. Sicking $ 250,000 for that, it's just stupid. And do not try to make me believe that you do not agree with me!
You will understand, Barkley will never embark aboard a vessel and will never go beyond this good old layer of ozone. On the other hand, his tirade did not have the effect of reducing demand on this subject. Indeed, the space tourism market continues to grow over time while the offers are increasing. The prices remain exorbitant, which should not push Sir Charles to review his positions.
Capable of offering any pleasure or almost given his fortune, Charles Barkley nevertheless refuses to spend any sum to go to space. And even less that of $ 250,000 which is offended.
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