Did Charles Barkley throw shade at Tiger Woods?
In an upcoming ebook titled “Phil: The Rip-Roaring (and Unauthorized!) Biography of Golf’s Most Colourful Celebrity,” creator Alan Shipnuck quotes Barkley, who defined the “enormous distinction” between Phil Mickelson and Woods, the latter of whom he was shut buddies with.
In a ebook excerpt printed on the Hearth Pit Collective web site, Shipnuck writes that Barkley mentioned, “One of many causes Phil has lasted so lengthy is as a result of he’s had a joyful life. Tiger gained a bunch of tournaments, however there wasn’t a lot pleasure in it.”
Barkley added, “Certain, Tiger is a greater golfer. You’re simply in awe of his expertise. But it surely’s not enjoyable to be round him. Everybody in his world is uptight and sh-t, afraid to say or do the improper factor.
“Tiger himself has all the time acted like he’s beneath siege. Gimme a f–kin’ break — you’re only a golfer, dude. If you’re with Phil, you’re assured to have enjoyable. He makes individuals really feel good. Everybody round him is all the time smiling. That’s an enormous distinction, man.”
The standing of Barkley’s friendship with Woods is unclear. However again in 2017, the Basketball Corridor of Famer revealed that he hadn’t heard from Woods since earlier than the golf icon crashed his Cadillac Escalade, across the time of Woods’ infidelity scandal in Nov. 2009.
“To this present day, I don’t have any concept what occurred,” Barkley mentioned. “After that … factor, he simply stopped speaking to us. That’s all I do know.
“I may perceive if he was attempting to get again along with his spouse on the time and she or he mentioned, ‘Hey, do away with all of your outdated buddies,’ and he referred to as and mentioned, ‘That is the scenario.’ I might’ve understood that. However I simply want he would have been man sufficient to name and say that. To only disappear completely was disappointing.”
Elsewhere within the ebook, which delves into Mickelson’s previous playing points within the 2010s, the golfer’s biographer says Mickelson suffered a staggering $40 million playing loss between 2010 and 2014.
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