“The unsung hero” Charles Barkley spent time with cancer patient and family, making no press release
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NBA Stars have a huge fan following and with it comes huge social responsibility. But they never shy away from giving back to the community or particular fans to please them. Hall of Famer Charles Barley is certainly one such megastar, who hardly misses a chance to grant his fans any wish possible. While many adore him for his buffoonery and antics, The Chuckster has an empathetic side to him that too many don’t know, but his followers love him for that. Regarded of being one of the great power forwards, Barkley continues to enjoy success as an analyst on the award-winning pre-game show Inside the NBA.
Charles Barkley had a successful 15-seasons career in the league, with an estimated net worth of $50M, The Phoenix Suns’ legend has made comfortable earnings from his pro basketball career and continues to add to it via his television appearances.
Most NBA fans are quite aware fun side of 11-time All-Star. But that’s not what makes him great; the Alabama native believes in giving society back, having an unknown philanthropic side to him. Over the years, Barkley has made numerous donations, the most recent being pledging to donate $1M to Spelman College.
Philanthropic Charles Barkley
Former MVP Charles Barkley is usually making headlines for his sports commentating antics after his retirement from his active playing career. However, he has a philanthropic side that is much less known. He donated 1 million dollars apiece to the Wounded Warrior Project, Morehouse College, and his alma mater Auburn University. Citing tax reasons, Barkley promised a recurring donation for 10 years to these institutions.
In the words of Sir Charles himself, “The $3 million I gave, I just can’t write a cheque, it’s a lot of money! So I gave the schools a 100,000$ for 10 years. The way it works is – if you keep doing well in school, you get more money.”
As Chuckster is not much active on social media, even his fans are a bit unaware of his honorable actions. And Chuck also prefers to keep his nobles causes under the wrap, choosing not to publicize them. Even Suns mega star Barkley doesn’t believe in attending high-profile charity events.
Barkley is known for some of the kindest gestures that could make for one’s lifetime memories. Even during his active days in the NBA, Chuck would go out of his way to make someone feel special. Charles Barkley once fulfilled a fan’s wish to meet who was dying of cancer.
At that time, Barkley was at the pinnacle of his career. And even stardom didn’t stop him when he learned about this fan. One of the family members of the now-deceased fan narrated how kind Barkley was as he paid a visit to his ailing fan. Charles Barkley even spent time with the family members of the fan.
Chuck doubled the joy for his fan, by giving his fan a basketball and jersey. As years have passed, the kin of the family hopes to meet the TNT analyst someday to thank him for giving them moments of joy during their grief.
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