What to Know
- The 76ers have honored Charles Barkley with a statue along their Legends Walk outside their practice facility in Camden.
- Barkley pulled the drape off the likeness Friday afternoon.
- Barkley played eight seasons with the Sixers and he was named one of the 50 greatest players in NBA history.
The Philadelphia 76ers have honored Charles Barkley with a statue along their Legends Walk outside their practice facility in Camden.
The statue was unveiled Friday. It joins other Sixers legends including Wilt Chamberlain, Maurice Cheeks, Julius Erving and Bobby Jones.
Barkley was all smiles as he took the drape off his likeness. He spoke about how lucky he was to have had a life in basketball.
Barkley played eight seasons with the Sixers and he was named one of the 50 greatest players in NBA history in 1996.
Barkley was named an All-Star in six straight seasons between 1987 and 1992.
The team retired his number 34 in 2001.
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