Charles Barkley once gambled $1,000,000 over Tom Brady playing against the St. Louis Rams

Charles Barkley has a history with gambling, has lost a lot of money throughout his life.

Charles Barkley once gambled $1,000,000 over Tom Brady playing against the St. Louis Rams

Charles Barkley won over a million dollars betting on Tom Brady winning the Super Bowl 36 in 2002 (image via Letterman/New England Patriots/X)

Charles Barkley‘s gambling history is quite well-known to basketball fans. The NBA Hall of Famer has revealed on several occasions about his addiction. Known to have lost a lot of money due to that addiction, Barkley has claimed that he has mended his ways. But, one revelation from Barkley showed how much money he used to stake back in the day. And he bet it on his close friend and NFL’s greatest player of all time, Tom Brady.

Barkley was a guest on The Late Show with David Letterman back in 2002. Letterman asked Barkley about his wager on the NFL Super Bowl that took place that year. After a brief hesitation, Barkley agreed that he had placed a bet on Tom Brady and the New England Patriots to win against the St. Louis Rams (before their move to Los Angeles). Letterman asked him how much he had wagered, Barkley added that he won 1 million dollars from that bet.

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This wager by Barkley on the Patriots was mindblowing. The St. Louis Rams were the highest-scoring offense in league history earning them the nickname, ‘The Greatest Show on Turf’. They were already Super Bowl winners a couple of seasons ago and were favored to win this one too.

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Patriots quarterback Tom Brady on the other hand, was an unknown quantity. Playing in only his second season and first as a starter, he did not have the playoff experience the Rams had. So for Barkley to place his wager on the unknown and that too against the former champions was bold. But Brady and the Patriots won.

Charles Barkley is headed to Las Vegas for the Super Bowl

Charles Barkley is headed to Las Vegas. He claimed that during his stint with Inside the NBA on TNT yesterday. Las Vegas is hosting the NFL’s Super Bowl LVIII on Sunday. Barkley is heading to watch the game. However, being in Vegas means he gets to hit the casinos again.

Charles Barkley and Tom Brady are friends, but back in 2002 Brady was just starting his Hall of Fame career
Charles Barkley and Tom Brady are friends, but back in 2002 Brady was just starting his Hall of Fame career (image via FoxNews/X)

Charles Barkley and Tom Brady are friends now. Time and again they meet each other on the golf course. But Brady did not know Barkley back in 2002. Had Brady known his now friend had won $1 million by betting on him, it would have definitely led to a round of laughter.

The Super Bowl awaits Charles Barkley this weekend. He has already set up time with UFC’s Dana White and Brady. Let us see how much he bets this time.

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