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Off the court
The Rockets acquired Barkley in hopes of winning another championship. They felt putting Barkley alongside [[Clyde Drexler]] and [[Hakeem Olajuwon]] would allow them to beat the un-retired [[Michael Jordan|Michael Jordan's]] Bulls. His first year there was a struggle as he missed 29 games to injury or suspension. The team would manage to make it to the Western Conference finals before losing to the [[Utah Jazz]]. Prior to his second year in Houston, Barkley got into an altercation with a man at a bar. He ended up throwing the man through the bar's front window. Barkley claimed that the man threw a "glass of ice" at him which lead to the fight.<ref name="bar">"Barkley arrested after bar scuffle"; ''Augusta Chronicle'', October 27, 1997</ref> Barkley: "I'm going to defend myself ... at all times. I've made that clear in my years in the NBA. If you bother me, I'm going to whup you."<ref name="bar"/> In 1998 the Rockets acquired [[Scottie Pippen]] from Chicago to replace the retiring Drexler. The team would make the playoffs in the 98-99 lockout shortened season, but lost in the first round to the [[Los Angeles Lakers]]. After the season ended, the Rockets traded Pippen to the [[Portland Trail Blazers]] and Barkley announced that he would retire following the 1999-2000 season. Barkley would play in only 20 games that year due to injuries and the team would go 34-48 to miss the playoffs. Barkley announced his retirement on April 20, 2000.
The Rockets acquired Barkley in hopes of winning another championship. They felt putting Barkley alongside [[Clyde Drexler]] and [[Hakeem Olajuwon]] would allow them to beat the un-retired [[Michael Jordan|Michael Jordan's]] Bulls. His first year there was a struggle as he missed 29 games to injury or suspension. The team would manage to make it to the Western Conference finals before losing to the [[Utah Jazz]]. Prior to his second year in Houston, Barkley got into an altercation with a man at a bar. He ended up throwing the man through the bar's front window. Barkley claimed that the man threw a "glass of ice" at him which lead to the fight.<ref name="bar">"Barkley arrested after bar scuffle"; ''Augusta Chronicle'', October 27, 1997</ref> Barkley: "I'm going to defend myself ... at all times. I've made that clear in my years in the NBA. If you bother me, I'm going to whup you."<ref name="bar"/> In 1998 the Rockets acquired [[Scottie Pippen]] from Chicago to replace the retiring Drexler. The team would make the playoffs in the 98-99 lockout shortened season, but lost in the first round to the [[Los Angeles Lakers]]. After the season ended, the Rockets traded Pippen to the [[Portland Trail Blazers]] and Barkley announced that he would retire following the 1999-2000 season. Barkley would play in only 20 games that year due to injuries and the team would go 34-48 to miss the playoffs. Barkley announced his retirement on April 20, 2000.
==Off the Court==
===Charity===
Barkley has been involved with several charity efforts, including the Lance Armstrong Foundation and the United Service Organization. In 1995, he bought [[Christmas]] gifts for twenty homeless children. Barkley: "My charity work has always been my focus. I think that I have been blessed. I've been sent to help poor people, and I try to do it through my foundation...And what I've been doing for the last few years, I'm giving a million dollars to my high school, a million dollars to my college, a million dollars to another school to help poor people go to college, because without education, you cannot be successful."<ref>http://transcripts.cnn.com/TRANSCRIPTS/0212/17/ltm.11.html</ref>
===Quotes===
Barkley on Auburn hiring Gene Chizik as head football coach:<ref>http://sports.espn.go.com/ncf/news/story?id=3770769</ref>
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"I think race was the No. 1 factor. You can say it's not about race, but you can't compare the two résumés and say [Chizik] deserved the job. Out of all the coaches they interviewed, Chizik probably had the worst résumé."
</blockquote>
Barkley on rebounding:<ref name="quote"/>
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"I always laugh when people ask me about rebounding techniques. I've got a technique. It's called just go get the damn ball."
</blockquote>
Barkley on Democrats:<ref name="quote"/>
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"Well, when I went off to college, the guys I used to hang with were pumping gas and voting Democrat. Today they're still pumping gas and voting Democrat. Guess the Democrats didn't do much for them."
</blockquote>
Barkley on Tonya Harding:<ref name="quote"/>
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"I heard Tonya Harding is calling herself the Charles Barkley of figure skating. I was going to sue her for defamation of character, but then I realized I have no character."
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After retiring from the NBA:<ref name="quote"/>
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"I'm just what America needs - another unemployed black man."
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