What is it like having a drink with Charles Barkley? It does sound a lot of fun considering his jokes on the ‘NBA on TNT’. However, let us understand the reality as TNT’s lead reporter, Jared Greenberg, shared his experience with a sloshed Barkley. In this rare interview, Greenberg took the chance to share everything he knew about the Philadelphia 76ers legend. The best part was his jokes about Barkley’s facial hair.

At the same time, Greenberg had heavy praise for the 1993 MVP. Sharing insight into Barkley’s celebrity status, the 36-year-old revealed a short story about how intensely the 76ers legend gambles.?

TNT’s lead reporter shares insight into his experiences with Charles Barkley

Greenberg’s story about Barkley started with the latter’s gambling problems. The famous reporter shared,?“With the amount of gambling he does, you can’t gamble at the rate he does or at a fraction of the rate he does”. Well, the 60-year-old is famous for all of his gambling stories with Michael Jordan. That is no big surprise.?

To make it a bit more interesting, the interviewer questioned whether Greenberg felt better when the Chuckster complimented his work or his hair.?Greenberg replied, “He’s either going to make fun of my hair or he’s gonna call me ‘Half man, half makeup.'”?

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Anyhow, Greenberg is not the one to let a disrespect like this slip past. The 36-year-old added,?“Let me just tell you,?from a guy who gets his eyebrows waxed, once if not more than once a week, he’s got no right to make fun of me.“

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This friendly banter has helped Greenberg get close to Barkley and even join him for a few drinks on several occasions. Speaking about it, he shared,?“I would say I’ve had one or two thousand drinks with Charles… He’ll go off on whatever topic somebody starts going on. You know he’s the mayor, he loves to hold court.”

Apart from the jokes on Barkley, Greenberg has a lot of admiration for him as well.?

Jared Greenberg gives Charles Barkley his flowers?

Greenberg joined TNT at the same time Shaquille O’Neal joined the show. It has been more than a decade and the TNT reporter had a lot to say about Barkley and especially his celebrity status. Greenberg revealed that he feels bad about the rate at which Barkley buys food and drinks for the people around him.

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Greenberg added,?“He’s picking up the tab for everyone…He takes ownership, he doesn’t run from it.” Barkley is indeed a man with a big heart. The interview speaks a lot about the 76ers legend. But the one thing to notice is how much of a go-to person he is.?

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