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He did not deny cheating on his wife, Vanessa, but did claim the sexual encounter was consensual. That's fair, but two things can be true.'īryant was accused of sexual assault by a 19-year-old female hotel employee in Colorado, where he was scheduled to undergo knee surgery in the summer of 2003.

We're celebrating his basketball excellence. 'We're not making Kobe out to be no hero. 'You have to tell the picture in totality,' Barkley said while being interviewed ahead of this weekend's All-Star Game in Chicago. Published: 14:19 BST, 14 February 2020 | Updated: 17:12 BST, 14 February 2020Īmid the ongoing public debate over Kobe Bryant's dual legacies, Hall of Famer Charles Barkley told NBC's Today that the deceased Los Angeles Lakers legend should be remembered both for his basketball career and for the sexual assault allegations levied against him when he was 24. Snoop Dogg has since issued an apology for threatening King, who forgave himīy Alex Raskin Sports News Editor For.CBS' Gayle King, for one, took intense criticism for asking WNBA legend Lisa Leslie about the 2003 sexual assault allegations during an on-air interview.The topic resurfaced after Bryant's fatal helicopter crash last month.Charges were dropped when his 19-year-old accuser refused to testify. At 24, Bryant was accused of sexual assault in Colorado.But it was the real Kobe, flaws and all, that we should love' Kareem Abdul-Jabbar agreed: 'We can love and respect Kobe without canonizing him as perfect.Specifically Barkley argued that the 2003 sexual assault allegations against Bryant shouldn't be ignored: 'You have to tell the picture in totality'.Amid the debate over Kobe Bryant's legacy, Charles Barkley told NBC's Today that the Lakers great can be remembered for both his success and his failures.I felt bad for her, and I don’t wanna feel bad for your mom and dad if something happens to you man, stop being selfish.'You have to tell the picture in totality': Charles Barkley says Kobe Bryant SHOULD be remembered for 2003 rape allegation as well as his NBA career “I saw what happened to my mom, when my brother passed away, I thought she quit living after that happened. “Man, don’t screw up your career… and I’m worried about your life,” he said. He died of a heart attack.īarkley also spoke to former football Johnny Manziel about his off-field issues, once again, detailing the struggles his brother went through and how it affected the entire family. It’s not a matter of if, it’s a matter of when.īarkley’s brother Darryl passed away in 2009, at the age of 42, after struggling with substance abuse problems for much of his life. And Josh Gordon is going to die if he keeps going on this road he’s going. And like I said, I love my brother, I miss my brother, but when you get involved with alcohol and drugs and you can’t control it, you look at (actor) Philip Seymour Hoffman (who died of an overdose last year). He died in his early 40s, so I take all drug stuff seriously. This is very personal to me. My brother is dead. The wide receiver was, at the time, reportedly facing an indefinite ban from the league after violating the substance abuse policy again and Barkley didn’t mince words while talking about it on ESPN’s His and Hers.

‌ Barkley has never backed away from voicing his opinion, but in 2015 he delved into something a bit more personal than usual when discussing NFL player Josh Gordon. His Father Frank Took Credit for Barkley’s Outspoken Nature In fact, the pair contributed more than $1 million in scholarships to Leeds High School seniors through the Charles Barkley Foundation. “Her love of Leeds went without question,” Reverend Billy Abrams, pastor at Cedar Grove Baptist Church, said.Īfter Barkley hit his stride in the NBA, he and his mother were determined to give back to the town that had helped raise both of them. Glenn was incredibly active in her community, even after her children moved out, and served as the chairwoman of the city water board. R I P Charles Barkley’s Mother Charcey Glenn Passes Away At Age 73 R I P Charles Barkley’s Mother Charcey Glenn Passes Away At Age 73 R I P Charles Barkley’s Mother Charcey Glenn Passes Away At Age 73 T06:30:25.000Zīarkley grew up with his mother in rural Alabama and the two were close throughout his career, making her passing in 2015, at age 73, that much more painful.Īccording to reports, Glenn passed away from kidney failure in her hometown of Leeds, Alabama, the same town Barkley grew up in.