Metta World Peace: Michael Jordan was the only player who called me after Malice at the Palace

Charles Barkley: Well, you know, I hate super teams because you’re cheating. If they had told me back in my day they were going to hold it against me, I’d have said, ‘Well, I want to go play with Michael Jordan, Bird, or Magic.’ Like, yeah, if y’all are going to say I didn’t win, and then let me know that after the fact? I’d be like, ‘Wait, we could have teamed up and won?’ Excuse me! But if you ask the guys—Bird and Magic—their legacy is against each other. Michael? I got my shot against Michael. Patrick got his shot against Michael. Karl got his shot against Michael. Ain’t no shame in losing to the greatest player ever. We got our shot, and it was hell of a game. You know, it’s so funny. Sometimes people act like we got swept. I was like, ‘Damn, Patrick and the Knicks had some Game 7s.’ Reggie and the Pacers had some 7s. Karl and the Jazz went 6. When I played the Bulls in the championship, we went 6. -via YouTube / December 6, 2024