If you know Charles Barkley, you know he is a die-hard fan of football. While the NFL scene is currently being taken over by Taylor Swift and her love for Travis Kelce, fans have started to turn on the Grammy winner as the Kansas City Chiefs have struggled recently. However, the Philadelphia 76ers legend is not partaking in the blame-game, as he recently showered immense praise on Taylor Swift.

“She is probably the biggest star in the world right now. No question. Travis is a friend of mine. I wish him nothing but the best, but hey man, listen, I just think it’s funny how everybody started to turn on her now, blaming her for the Chiefs not being as good. You knew it was gonna come. You could see this coming like 3 months ago,” said the 11x All-Star in a recent episode of Waddle & Silvy.

Charles Barkley understood months ago that when the Chiefs eventually started to struggle, the internet would be turning against Taylor Swift and pointing to her as the reason for it.

However, Taylor Swift is not ready to let this stop her from supporting her boyfriend. She was present in the stadium as the Chiefs went off against the Miami Dolphins in the Wild Card round earlier today. She was spotted wearing a custom jacket that had the name ‘Kelce’ and #87 written on it.

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Charles Barkley loves the attention that the NFL is getting just from the presence of Taylor Swift at the games. Although the NFL is already a multibillion-dollar business, it is always good for them to place themselves in front of newer eyes. After all, the lure of football was more than a spectator sport for Barkley himself.

Charles Barkley gave up on his football dreams

The basketball hall of famer could have tried his luck in professional football. But he was not as strong as he thought he was. However, back in high school, he decided to try to see if he had a future in the sport.

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Charles Barkley’s coach insisted that he should try out football, and he did. However, after one day of practice, Barkley knew that he was not meant for the sport. Barkley admitted that he was in pain just after one day of practice, and he handed in his gloves and uniform and returned to basketball the very next day.

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