Despite Unveiling Fearful NBA ‘Villains’, Charles Barkley Shies Away From Stirring Controversy on Halloween Night

The world has been engulfed by Halloween festivities. Even the NBA stars have been dressing up as their chosen characters and the outfits are funky and creative. During yesterday’s games, we saw athletes strolling into the arena with their Halloween outfits.

Recently, Charles Barkley got into the Halloween mania as well. While the NBA legend matched up popular horror movie villains with NBA athletes, he decided to not label one particular villain, for fear of a potential controversy.

Charles Barkley cleverly avoids potential controversy

The evening of 31st October is particularly special if you’re an NBA fan. We get to see our favorite athletes loosen up a bit and get into the festive mood. Recently, LeBron James posted pictures of his Halloween outfit with his family and those pictures have been an absolute hit on the internet. While LeBron was completely immersed in the mood of the festival, Sir Charles marked the occasion differently. Although he is never afraid to speak his mind, be it over any topic of discussion, this time, the 60-year-old decided to take a safer route. Cleverly dodging any chance of a controversy, Barkley unveiled which NBA athletes have similar characteristics as those of iconic villains.

Hours ago, NBA on TNT, on their official Instagram profile uploaded a clip of Sir Charles. In the video, the NBA veteran is asked to name the player he thinks of when shown an image of horror movie villains. For Chucky, Barkley said that the “funny and annoying at the same time” character reminds him of Patrick Beverley. Whereas, Michael Myers’ character reminds him of Draymond Green because he’s “someone who always keep coming around”.

However, when it came to labeling the Clown from It, Barkley said “I don’t want to call anybody a clown”.

Sir Charles cleverly avoided a controversy coming his way, because one can’t predict how that answer would have been received.

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Kobe Bryant’s Halloween connection

The late great Kobe Bryant was extremely enthusiastic about Halloween celebrations. However, his special connection had very little to do with the festivities. During a conversation, Kobe had said that he listens to Michael Myers’ Halloween theme song pregame to get himself into the zone. As per the late legend, the mask was devoid of any emotion, and channeling such an attitude on the court helped him be absolutely ruthless during games. Although it’s a typical Kobe story, he was aware that this made him sound a bit “psychotic”.

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