Manning's shots were mocked by Johnny Mac in the "McEnroe's Places" episode of the ESPN+ series. Football players struggled to keep up with the McEnroe brothers as they moved with ease on the court in episode 6 of the show. McEnroe was reminded of Charles Barkley's golf swing while watching a football quarterback contest.
The 7 times Grand Slam winner pointed out at Manning and said, “Is this guy remind you that he plays tennis the way Charles Barkley plays golf?” Barkley is a former NBA power forward who is passionate about playing golf. The NBA’s Hall of Famer retired from basketball in 2000 and has been working on his golf swing ever since. He continues to pursue his passion irrespectively of the comments he receives.