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“Charles Barkley got fined $10,000 for accidentally spitting on a little girl!”: When the 76ers legend got into an altercation, missed his target, and blamed his high-school Spanish teacher!

Jeet Pukhrambam
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Charles Barkley was always seen as an angry young man when he came into the league. He once spat on a little girl and got fined $10,000!

Charles Barkley was always seen as an angry young man when he came into the league. He once spat on a little girl and got fined $10,000!

Charles Barkley is famous today for being one of the league’s greatest players. The Round Mound of Rebound won an MVP during his prime beating the likes of Michael Jordan and Hakeem Olajuwon.

His understanding of the game is second to none. It is considered a great travesty that Charles never won a championship. He was unfortunate to be around some of the greatest players to touch the rock.

Charles was also a very ruthless and violent player during his time. He often got into altercations, both verbal and physical. In one such incident, during the 1991 season, things got out of hand.

A fan started calling him racial slurs and kept riling him up. He did not stop the drivel even after a confrontation with Barkley and when push came to shove, things got worse.

Also read: “Bill Russell tells Charles Barkley to F*** OFF!”: When the Celtics legend flipped the bird on Chuck and cemented his status as the GOAT of GOATS 

Charles Barkley gets a hefty fine for spitting on a little girl!

Of course, Charles did not intend for his spittle to reach a little girl. The aim of that projectile was the racist scum that was jawing at Barkley.

Of course, the NBA did not care much about the cause and fined Barkley $10,000 and handed him a one-game suspension. Charles apologized to the girl and gave her tickets for the rest of the season.

However, he has never really owned up to that. In a segment on Graham Singer, he blames his Spanish teacher.

Yes, his high school Spanish teacher for being angry all the time. Barkley said that he carried a lot of anger from the teacher and parents and was never able to correctly channel it.

Whatever the case, we know that Charles did not mean to spit on a little girl, and he seems to have resolved a lot of his anger as he is old now.

Also read: “Shaq stop acting crazy and put some lotion on your knees!”: Charles Barkley goes in on his TNT crewmate for stripping down to his knickers on-air

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Jeet Pukhrambam

Jeet Pukhrambam

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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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