?You Ask Me if I Am Having a Heart Transplant, Brain Surgery or Getting Scoop on My Knee?- Charles Barkley Candidly Once Told Lance Armstrong a Simple Rule About the NBA Legend

Lance Armstrong?s Cycling career ended in 2012. But in 2019, he started his own podcast to mine the depths of his infamous dismantling. On this podcast, Lance Armstrong has hosted celebrities across various niches. Fans have witnessed both serious and light moments described on the show. It has helped fans to get to know the other side of celebrities. One such podcast that the listeners highly enjoyed was of former basketball player Charles Barkley.

American basketball legend, Charles Barkley, was popular for his unfiltered attitude on the court. The podcast between the two legends premiered on January 2019. Fans loved the unfiltered interaction between them. However, Charles’s one habit gave Lance a tough time arranging that podcast.

Charle?s texting Irritated Lance Armstrong at one point

During the starting phase of the podcast, Lance told listeners how tough it is to communicate with Charles over text. He gave the details of their conversation to arrange the podcast. Armstrong was trying Charles’ address, but apparently, Charles couldn?t understand his question. Lance?described,??I say do you live in the Scottsdale area? You say, I am on the plane, heading to Arizona?.?

Lance wanted to know the address to arrange the podcast, but Charles kept telling him where he would be heading. Lance got pissed off by Barkley?s ?out-of-context? replies.??At this point, I am banging my head against the wall,? he said jokingly.?

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Lance kept trying to explain through follow-up texts. But Charles? irregular replies made the situation worse for the?cycling?legend. He read the texts. At one point, Lance kept messaging him, but there was no response from the other side.??I said, do you live there, no response, I said, how about 6 pm, no response.??

Charles Barkley is not a text person

Charles revealed that he is not much active on phone texting. ?I am not a very big text person,? the legend told Armstrong. He is not a very big fan of writing long texts. Chuck told, ?most of my texts are going to be as long as five words, at most!?

Sir Charles?added that he prefers to answer even the serious question in one or two words.??If you ask me if I am having a heart transplant, brain surgery or getting the scoop on my knee, I am saying yes, no, yes or yes, yes.??He said,??I refuse to have a conversation on texts, but when we are here now, I am looking forward to it.”

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Ever since the announcement came in about him being on the podcast, fans were expecting the same attitude. However, Charles surpassed everyone?s expectations. His attitude towards texting is something that every millennial would relate to. Also, people got to know how hard it can be to connect with Sir Charles.