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“Shirtless in the Snow” — Charles Barkley’s Worst Rookie Moment. ❄️ #nba #basketball #motivation



“Shirtless in the Snow” — Charles Barkley’s Worst Rookie Moment. ❄️ #nba #basketball #motivation

“I hopped my ass right up under the bus…” 💀❄️

Think being an NBA rookie is all glitz and glamour? Think again. Charles Barkley recalls a legendary night in Boston where the snow was 20 feet high and the “spoiled” vets decided Chuck needed a reality check.

His task? Unload every single bag from the plane to the bus—without a shirt on. 🥶 Chuck was so mad he didn’t even want to look at his teammates, so he decided to crawl into the luggage compartment under the bus to ride to the hotel.

Turns out, riding in a freezing metal box in a Boston winter is a “bad decision.” This is the side of NBA life the cameras never saw. Just pure, cold, rookie misery. 🏀😂

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2 Comments

  1. Barkley really chose to freeze under a bus just so he wouldn’t have to sit next to the guys who made him work shirtless. 😂 The pettiness is legendary! Who do you think was the veteran who came up with this hazing ritual? 👇

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