Charles Barkley champions a $24.5 million payout to trigger NBA 2k appearance

Jeet Pukhrambam | 23/08/2022
Charles Barkley champions a $24.5 million payout to trigger NBA 2k appearance

Charles Barkley has always been a crusader for retired players and very recently, his efforts bore fruit and now, ABA players will get paid!

Charles Barkley, the man with the mouth, the round mound of rebound, and the list goes on. We almost always run out of superlatives to describe this legend and rightfully so.

He might be a little louder than usual, however, there is a reason behind it. Charles likes to crusade for causes and groups that are marginalized.

He recently, very publically we might add, showed his support for the LGBT group.

The Chuckster as his Inside the NBA co-host likes to call him, has always been a man of the people. For ages, he hasn’t appeared on the infamous NBA 2K series. The reason behind it is simply wholesome.

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Charles Barkley might appear on the next edition of NBA 2k after his efforts to help out ABA players have come to fruition

Barkley has always maintained that he didn’t appear on the popular game because they don’t pay him enough. He has also spoken at length about why he wanted to stay away from the games because the NBA themselves didn’t pay former players.

The former players he is referring to are the ABA players, who were denied their rightful money when the organization collapsed. And for years Charles has championed his fellow athletes. All of these efforts have finally paid off as the NBA announces it will pay $24.5 million to 115 players.

Well now that these players will get paid, it might be time to see Charles on an NBA 2k game, finally! Fans could not be more excited.

While we don’t know if he will appear in this current iteration, we hope it happens sooner rather than later. Fans across the world have been waiting eagerly. It is finally a great chance to win a ring with Sir Charles Barkley.

Will we see him on NBA 2k23? Or is it too soon? The bigger question would be if he will ever be a cover star. Judging by his resume, and the current events, he just might!

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Jeet Pukhrambam

Jeet Pukhrambam is The SportsRush's Lead Editor for Basketball. After freelancing for five years as an independent writer, Jeet created thousands of blog posts and articles. He now covers intriguing news reports and throwback stories on all things NBA. His interest in NBA started with the ascendancy of Giannis Antetokounmpo in the 2016-17 season. Since then, Jeet has managed to coalesce his knowledge of the game and his writing to create pieces that are reflective of the current state of the league. Now, he ensures that The SportsRush produces the highest quality of writing. In his free time, he enjoys playing football, cooking, traveling, and dancing to techno. Jeet takes pride in his critical thinking, music playlists, and his love for spaghetti.

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