A few years ago, Michael Jordan and Charles Barkley had a falling out. According to Barkley, he criticized Jordan about how terrible the Bobcats were with MJ as the owner—and MJ stopped talking to him after that. In an interview with Graham Bensinger in 2014, Barkley said, "I think that Michael was upset by some of the things I said about the Bobcats. Which, number one, they were true…I'm gonna be honest, and I'm gonna be fair."
Barkley admitted that, in the years after he was critical of MJ and Bobcats, the team improved steadily, and he gave them credit for it. But he also said that MJ was still not speaking with him. "He's doing a much better job," he said. "But a couple years ago, when [the Bobcats] were vying for the worst record in NBA history, Michael had not done a good job. And he took it personally." Barkley added that the relationship was not beyond repair, and he referred to Jordan as a "brother" throughout the sitdown.
Well, as it turns out, time does heal all some wounds as evidenced by the two Hall of Famers appearing to publicly end their feud on Tuesday night in New York City. Kenny Smith posted a picture on his Instagram that showed him alongside Barkley and Jordan. Apparently, Smith and Barkley were at the Broadcasting and Cable Hall of Fame ceremony and Jordan came over after the event to congratulate the broadcasting duo.
Seems like they'll be smoking stogies and throwing away massive amounts of money on the golf course in no time.
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