Did Charles Barkley throw shade at Tiger Woods?
In an forthcoming ebook titled “Phil: The Rip-Roaring (and Unauthorized!) Biography of Golf’s Most Vibrant Superstar,” creator Alan Shipnuck prices Barkley, who stated the “huge difference” among Phil Mickelson and Woods, the latter of whom he made use of to be shut friends with.
In a e book excerpt released on the Fireplace Pit Collective website, Shipnuck writes that Barkley reported, “One of the motives Phil has lasted so lengthy is simply because he’s had a joyful daily life. Tiger received a bunch of tournaments, but there was not significantly pleasure in it.”
Barkley additional, “Sure, Tiger is a improved golfer. You are just in awe of his expertise. But it is not enjoyable to be close to him. Absolutely everyone in his globe is uptight and sh-t, fearful to say or do the improper factor.
“Tiger himself has often acted like he’s below siege. Gimme a f–kin’ break — you are just a golfer, dude. When you are with Phil, you’re guaranteed to have enjoyable. He can make individuals truly feel excellent. Every person all-around him is generally smiling. That is a massive variance, gentleman.”
The standing of Barkley’s friendship with Woods is unclear. But back again in 2017, the Basketball Hall of Famer disclosed that he hadn’t read from Woods given that right before the golf icon crashed his Cadillac Escalade, all-around the time of Woods’ infidelity scandal in Nov. 2009.
“To this day, I don’t have any plan what occurred,” Barkley explained. “After that … point, he just stopped conversing to us. That is all I know.
“I could have an understanding of if he was hoping to get back again with his wife at the time and she said, ‘Hey, get rid of all your aged buddies,’ and he termed and stated, ‘This is the predicament.’ I would’ve recognized that. But I just wish he would have been gentleman adequate to call and say that. To just disappear completely was disappointing.”
Elsewhere in the ebook, which delves into Mickelson’s past gambling difficulties in the 2010s, the golfer’s biographer states Mickelson experienced a staggering $40 million gambling loss between 2010 and 2014.
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