“Black people can’t get too close to the governor unless it’s the day to clean his mansion”: Charles Barkley professed that he wanted to run for Alabama governor on Jay Leno’s Show

Akash Murty | 06/11/2021
Charles Barkley

The Philadelphia 76ers legend Charles Barkley is one of the most entertaining television personality since the turn of the century. He once said that he’ll run for Governor.

Charles Barkley has a mouth bigger than his NBA career. No, literally he has worked as a studio analyst for TNT for more than 21 years now, 5-years longer than his NBA career.

Since the day he started his second job, Chuck hasn’t spoken 21 things that make sense. But he is non-stop entertainment. He didn’t turn this craziness switch on after retiring from the NBA he had it on during his playing days as well.

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After giving the players and officials earful, he decided it was time for the world to embrace Sir Charles Barkley. He turned to the studio role just after retiring in 2000.

Since then he’s been a constant presence on various TV and reality TV shows. He once came on the “Tonight Show” with Jay Leno.

Charles Barkley said that he’ll run for Governor on Jay Leno’s Show

NBA Hall of Famer Charles Barkley told “Tonight Show” host Leno that he is interested in running for mayor of his hometown, Leeds, Alabama.

“I know I can do better than the people that are doing stuff there now,” the 1993 MVP said on the show. “We’ve got too many crooks on the City Council.”

“Leeds, Alabama,” Barkley said. “The greatest place in the world, but it needs to do better. And I’m the man for the job.”

When asked about whether he wants to run for the mayor’s or the governor’s office, the TNT analyst said, “Well, governor’s down the line,” Barkley said.

The 11-time All-star, in another interview somewhere else, went as far as to say this about the governor of the place at the time, “Black people aren’t allowed to get too close to the governor of Alabama’s mansion unless it’s the day to clean the building.”

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It turned out better for everyone that Charles did not run for the mayor or the governor and left one of his most outrageous ideas as just an idea.

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Charles Barkley

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Akash Murty

An Electrical and Electronics Engineer by degree, Akash Murty is an NBA Editor at The SportsRush. Previously a Software Engineer, Murty couldn’t keep himself away from sports, and his knack for writing and putting his opinion forward brought him to the TSR. A big Soccer enthusiast, his interest in basketball developed late, as he got access to a hoop for the first time at 17. Following this, he started watching basketball at the 2012 Olympics, which transitioned to NBA, and he became a fan of the game as he watched LeBron James dominate the league. Him being an avid learner of the game and ritually following the league for around a decade, he now writes articles ranging from throwbacks, and live game reports, to gossip. LA Lakers are his favourite basketball team, while Chelsea has his heart in football. He also likes travelling, reading fiction, and sometimes cooking.

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