Skip Bayless, host of FS1's "Undisputed" sports show, used his podcast to discuss remarks by Charles Barkley, who has said multiple times he would like to "kill" Bayless. The former ESPN host admitted Barkley's comments have scared his wife over the years. The two have never met, but Bayless challenged Barkley to have a conversation with him.
Barkley was a nondescript high school basketball player until a 6-inch (15-cm) growth spurt helped him become one of the better players in Alabama during his senior year and earn a scholarship to Auburn University. He was an all-conference selection in each of his three seasons at Auburn, and in 1984 he was chosen by the Philadelphia 76ers with the fifth overall pick of the NBA draft. Listed at 6 feet 6 inches (1.98 metres) tall but by most accounts about 2 inches (5 cm) shorter, Barkley was very undersized for a forward, but his great leaping ability and his skill at establishing position around the basket using his considerable strength quickly made him one of the elite rebounders in the game. He made the first of 11 consecutive All-Star Game appearances in 1987, but the 76ers’ success as a team was limited. With the exception of a run to the Eastern Conference finals during his rookie season (on a team led by future Hall of Famers Julius Erving and Moses Malone), Barkley and the