Charles Barkley says he's 'never leaving Phoenix alive,' eventually wants ashes spread in Las Vegas casino

Charles Barkley started his NBA profession pinch nan Philadelphia 76ers, but he was introduced to Phoenix successful 1993, erstwhile he began playing for the Suns.

Barkley has maintained a residence successful nan Phoenix area ever since. While nan 61-year-old hoops TV expert has precocious undergone a drastic weight loss successful an effort to beryllium arsenic patient arsenic possible, he has besides fixed immoderate thought to his last wishes.

During an quality connected Arizona Sports, Barkley said he yet does not want to time off Phoenix without being cremated. The adjacent measurement of his petition involves immoderate of his ashes being dispersed successful Phoenix, arsenic good arsenic a Las Vegas casino.

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Phoenix Suns erstwhile subordinate Charles Barkley successful attendance astatine Footprint Center successful Phoenix connected Jan. 21, 2023. (Mark J. Rebilas-USA TODAY Sports)

"I emotion surviving successful Phoenix; I’m ne'er leaving Phoenix alive," Barkley said. "When I time off Phoenix, they’re gonna cremate my fat a--.

"… My a-- is truthful big, I’m like, I want immoderate ashes successful Alabama, I want immoderate ashes successful Phoenix and I want nan remainder astatine a casino successful Vegas. We conscionable sewage to prime retired which casino."

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While nan Hall of Famer has knowledgeable his adjacent stock of bully luck connected nan hoops court, nan likelihood were often not successful his favour erstwhile he was astatine a gambling table. Earlier this year, Barkley told Pro Football Hall of Famer Shannon Sharpe that he mislaid an estimated $25 cardinal of his luck owed to gambling.

Charles Barkley talks pinch nan media anterior to Game Four of nan 2024 NBA Finals betwixt nan Dallas Mavericks and nan Boston Celtics astatine American Airlines Center connected June 14, 2024 successful Dallas. (Stacy Revere/Getty Images)

"There’s astir apt been 7 times that I won a cardinal dollars," he said. "But there’s astir apt been 25 times I’ve mislaid a million," he said connected a May section of Sharpe's "Club Shay Shay" podcast.

"I had to alteration my mentality because you tin ne'er break nan casino, [but] they tin break your a--."

College hoops expert Charles Barkley connected aerial earlier nan NCAA Men's Basketball Tournament Final Four title game. (Mitchell Layton/Getty Images)

Barkley played successful nan NBA for 16 seasons. During that time, he said he believes he suffered astir $10 cardinal successful gambling losses. He has spent much than 2 decades arsenic 1 of nan stars of TNT's celebrated "Inside nan NBA" program.

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In July, Barkley revealed that his statement pinch nan web was worthy $210 million. He made nan comments soon aft nan NBA rejected a bid from Warner Bros. Discovery, TNT's genitor company, to workout its correct to lucifer an connection from Amazon for a portion of nan league's 11-year, $76 cardinal media authorities deal. 

At nan time, Barkley contemplated retiring from broadcasting. However, he yet announced he would return to TNT for nan 2024-25 NBA season. 

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