Charles Barkley tried everything he could to not be drafted by the Sixers.
Barkley was not pleased with the idea that he’d only be making $75,000 when his talent warranted much more in his eyes.The forward had only a few days before the draft and to stop Philadelphia from drafting him he did the only thing he thought would work: eating.Charles Barkley looks on from the bench during a game against the Washington Bullets at the Capital Centre.“We went to Denny’s in the morning, to get the Grand Slam breakfast and everything, all three days,” he recalled.
Barkley ended up making multiple All-Star teams and All-NBA appearances during his eight years in the City of Brotherly Love, and he surely got paid as well.
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