The feud between NBA Hall of Famers Michael Jordan and Charles Barkley appears to be over after the two were photographed together at the Broadcasting and Cable Hall of Fame this week.
Barkley and Jordan had a falling out a few years back when Charles said the Bobcats were terrible with Jordan as their owner. Jordan apparently stopped talking to Charles after his comments. “I think Michael was upset by some of the things I said about the Bobcats. Which, number one, they were true…I’m gonna be honest, and I’m gonna be fair,” said Barkley in an interview with Graham Bensinger in 2014. The Bobcats performance improved over the next few years, and Barkley gave them credit for it; however, Jordan still didn’t have any more contact with him. “He’s doing a much better job,” said Barkley. “But a couple years ago, when [the Bobcats] were vying for the worst record in NBA history, Michael had not done a good job. And he took it personally.”
Barkley has called Jordan his “brother” in the past but said he criticized the Bobcats because it was his job as an analyst. The two played together on the U.S. Olympic team and referred to each other as best friends. Barkley also had a role in “Space Jam” next to Jordan, and they even appeared on the Oprah Winfrey show together.
Source: complex.com
