As the NBA lockout continues, Lebron James flirts with the NFL, Kobe Bryant may go overseas and Delonte West is working in a furniture. All to keep the dollars rolling in.
Charles Barkley, on the other hand, has a different idea.
Dropping by “The Waddle & Silvy Show on ESPN 1000, the NBA great says that he doesn’t feel comfortable “taking for money for not working,” so he might give it all away.
"I haven't told anybody, but I'm actually -- believe it or not -- I'm leaning toward donating it to charity," he said. "I don't think it's cool for me to take money I haven't earned."
Barkley, an outspoken NBA analyst for TNT, suggested that there may be more to the lockout story than simply owners trying to strong arm players: "We've been in a recession for basically three years," he said. "I think it's disingenuous to think all these owners, with as much money as they've been paying, haven't been losing some money.”
Charles Barkley is known just as much for his philanthropy as he is for his basketball prowess and hilarious sound-bites during the NBA season.
Weigh in, YBG Fam: Should Big Chuck give his salary away to charity?
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