?You Look Like You Play Basketball?: In an Attempt to Secure $2000 Entice, One Fan Reveals 80yo Mother?s Adorable and Rare Charles Barkley Tale

Not often do you meet someone like Charles Barkley in a public store. Well, a fan?s mother was fortunate to come across the legend in such an innocuous setting. It was quite a joyous and unexpected encounter for the lady. However, the conversation was even more fascinating. Along with the heartwarming picture, the fans shared a hilarious part of the conversation as well.

The hilarious exchange took place at the ‘Bed, Bath and Beyond’ store. Let?s find out what happened.

How is the $2000 prize related to Charles Barkley?

A recent tweet from the Twitter account “Marcus Lemonis” posed an interesting question to its followers. The tweet stated, “Win a $2000 shopping spree from me @BedBathBeyond… Must RT and tell me why it should be you…” Among the various responses to this tweet, one particularly caught our attention. According to this fan’s response, they had a memorable encounter with basketball legend Charles Barkley at Bed Bath & Beyond. The fan went on to explain why this unique meeting between Barkley and their mother would make them a deserving candidate for the $2000 prize. The tweet read, “Because my Mom met Charles Barkley at Bed Bath & Beyond.? She said ?You look like you play basketball?, and he was a total gentleman. My Mom turns 80 next month, and a great shopping experience at BBB would be an amazing birthday present.”

It’s quite amusing how even if people aren’t particularly familiar with basketball legends, they can still recognize them as basketball figures. Fortunately, fans shared a photograph to capture the moment. In the picture, Barkley is seen flashing a smile at the camera while posing with the lady. Meeting the Philadelphia 76ers legend could arguably be one of the best 80th-birthday gifts one could receive. Do you think this fan deserves a prize for this encounter? There were other fortunate fans who also had the opportunity to meet the legend, and they shared their joy with fellow Twitter users. Were you aware that Sir Charles once developed a close friendship with a scientist specializing in cat litter?

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Charles Barkley?s friendship with Lin Wang

In one of the accounts shared by Lin Wang’s daughter, Shirley Wang, it was revealed that her father and Barkley shared a deep friendship. Despite Shirley’s initial disbelief in her father’s narrative, it turns out that he truly was one of the athlete’s closest companions. According to Mr. Wang’s account, the two first crossed paths in Sacramento while staying at the same hotel.?

They struck up a conversation in a bar and quickly forged a strong bond. As Wang’s father reminisced, whenever the two happen to be in the same city, they make a point of meeting up for a casual chat.

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