Charles Barkley has made it clear where he stands on name, image, and likeness.
The “Inside the NBA” analyst doubled down Wednesday at the Regions Tradition Celebrity Pro-Am golf tournament at Greystone in Hoover.
“There’s nobody, legal or illegal, who has given more money to Auburn than me,” Barkley told the gathered media. “Let’s get that out of the way, but the notion I’m gonna give them millions of dollars a year, so Auburn can be good at football and basketball is not gonna happen. …
“Anyone that thinks that is stupid.”
It’s just one of the many issues with college sports right now.
“College athletics is so f—ed up right now,” Barkley said. “I don’t know what they gonna do to fix this thing. The NCAA is just a bunch of idiots who let it get out of control.
“The problem is I don’t know how you put toothpaste back in the tube.”
Barkley echoed his comments he made earlier this month during a guest appearance on “Don’t @ Me with Dan Dakich” on OutKick.com.
“Hey, I love Auburn, I do,” Barkley said during that appearance.
“I’d do anything for Auburn, within reason. But I’m not gonna give Auburn millions of dollars, so we can be good in football or basketball. That doesn’t help my life in any capacity. And let me tell you something, black and broke does not work in any states. Guam, District of Columbia, all 50 states. I never want to be poor and black. That does not work.”
Mark Heim is a reporter for The Alabama Media Group. Follow him on Twitter @Mark_Heim. He can be heard on “The Opening Kickoff” on WNSP-FM 105.5 FM in Mobile or on the free Sound of Mobile App from 6 to 9 a.m. daily.
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