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TURNER SPORTS* Barkley is a studio analyst on TNT's NBA coverage Wednesday and Thursday nights during the 2000-2001 NBA season.
CAREER* Barkley retired after the 1999-2000 NBA season, which was his 16th season as an NBA player. * Barkley began his career with the Philadelphia 76ers in 1984, and after eight seasons was traded to the Phoenix Suns prior to the 1992-93 season. * After four seasons in Phoenix, he was traded to the Rockets in August 1996. * He won the NBA's MVP Award in 1993, is a five-time All-NBA first team selection, and was a member of 11 All-Star teams. * Charles was the leading scorer for the gold medal-winning 1992 Olympic Dream Team and the 1996 Olympic Team. * Barkley is 13th all-time in NBA scoring, and joins Wilt Chamberlain as the only player in NBA history with more than 23,000 points, 12,000 rebounds and 4,000 assists. PERSONAL* Charles resides in Arizona with his wife, Maureen, and his daughter Christiana. * He played parts in the movies Hot Shots!, Look Who's Talking Now, Forget Paris, Space Jam and He Got Game. * He has his own Nike shoe called "CB4" * He hosted the season premiere of Saturday Night Live on Sept. 25, 1993. * He currently appears in ads for Charles Schwab (retirement), AT&T (1-800-CALL-ATT), and has appeared in many others.
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