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Charles Barkley's Interview at Lake Tahoe

in Lake Tahoe our friend and Hall of Famer Charles Barkley we're get Brunson in just a moment but Charles your breaking news you had your best round ever at Tahoe out there today is this is this correct I played great today Hannah i' I've been looking forward to this tournament ever since the last couple years I've been getting better the day was my best round ever and I'm excited for the entire weekend shout out to my coach Stan ell who's got me playing Great Golf well I'm so happy for you uh considering you know it was rough there for a while um and it's good to see you good to see you hitting it straight Charles U Charles hey hey hey Hannah that's a un that's an understatement saying it was rough for a while I don't know seven last place finishes I I don't know that that can't be right that absolutely cannot be right I that's not no that's not that's our our research our research was way off on that Charles I have to ask you we have breaking news today to uh from the NBA Jaylen Brunson um taking a lot less money than he could have to help out the Knicks just uh wondering what your thoughts are on his decision well I think it's awesome I I I first of all he's a great kid and a hell of a player what he's did for the Knicks I think has shocked everybody I mean I knew he was a good player but he's been great since he got to New York but I think he realizes if I take less money because the Celtics are not going anywhere the Sixers have gotten better they the Sixers probably had a great best summer ever with Paul George Caleb Martin uh Eric Gordon and I love the Andre Drummond signing so I think he realized hey for me to make an extra few million dollars and we're not going to be competitive nobody wants to do that so I'm H I'm happy for that kid he's a great kid and man kudos to him yeah you got to figure it's going to help him with Mel Bridges um he up in October for an extension um and I'm I'm guessing that you being there in Tahoe there's no defending champ with Steph Curry um I can't believe he chose to play in the Olympics uh rather than be there at Tahoe uh but he is over there um now in Abu Dhabi people are comparing this team to the dream team of which you were on a course in Barcelona in 1992 how do you think this year's Squad would match up well first of all Steph Curry he's a coward Hannah he's ducking me can you believe he he knew I was going to play my best round ever that's what he going to use some lame lame excuse like some lame excuse like the Olympics to dug me how could what what kind of excuse is that I mean right now you you would be coming for him right and Mike will say say something I 100% agree with there's no better sporting event in the world than the Olympics I've been I was so lucky and blessed to go to the Olympics twice there's nothing better than the Olympics and represent your country so I don't like to those guys that I just hope they win the gold medal they obviously heavily favored I just hope they bring the gold home Hey listen we had our day we're a bunch of old geezers now uh we had a great run shout out shout out to the late great David Stern because because of him we made we made the NBA international game so we accomplished our goal winning a gold medal but now everybody is a good team around the country so uh it's it's it's kudos to our team for making the game Global yeah absolutely uh that was one of his goals and when you look at all of the talent around the league and on the other Olympic teams is just a testament to that a lot of NBA versus NBA players in Paris I want to get back to Steph for just a sec cuz we really haven't seen you talk basketball stuff since the Conference Finals obviously Klay Thompson's now with Dallas Mike Dunley said today he wants to make Steph Curry a warrior for life I'm just wondering in that Warrior's lifetime do you see them contending for another title with Steph I do not uh they they they had a great run uh they just got older and uh that happens to all great teams you get older and you can't listen I don't think anybody want to see that that Oklahoma City Thunder they've had you know we're talking about Philadelphia the Thunder I think the Thunder had they've had a better off season getting kuso and hardenstein you know they were already terrific so the the West is going to be so much better but the Warriors had their run it was great for the NBA but Hannah they were in the play in they weren't even in the playoffs they were in the playin that's not even a real thing that's that's some stuff Adam Silver made God bless the soul come on the plane is a lot of fun um Charles I'm sitting here I'm listening to you I can't imagine a world in which I don't see you on the regular basis talking Hoops but you have said if Inside the NBA if this is over you know after next season you have doubled you said you're going to retire from TV is there anything that you could Envision that would change your mind not really Hannah you know what I've been so honored and blessed by the NBA you I've had a great life I've never had a real job but my heart and soul is with Turner you know uh dick Erol my mentor he told me I made a great decision going to Turner it's been one of the best decisions I've ever made other than going to Auburn I've been on television for 24 years next year will be 25 and I'll be 62 years old I just don't see myself cuz number one Ernie would not go but also just going to another Network and having to learn that all the people behind the scenes cuz they work harder than anybody and I just don't want to see myself going trying to break in with a new crew that's the honest of Truth yeah no I understand that you've been able to have such a huge impact such an incredible second chapter I can't wait to your third chapter uh I hope it's not too soon uh but in the immediate future hit it straight there at Tahoe and uh keep it up thanks my friend thank you you're the best Hannah so are you [Music] 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