{"id":713350,"date":"2026-04-18T17:48:47","date_gmt":"2026-04-18T17:48:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/713350\/"},"modified":"2026-04-18T17:48:47","modified_gmt":"2026-04-18T17:48:47","slug":"charles-barkely-and-michael-jordan-end-their-feud","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/713350\/","title":{"rendered":"Charles Barkely And Michael Jordan End Their Feud"},"content":{"rendered":"

NBA legends Charles Barkley <\/a>and Michael Jordan<\/a> could soon be singing \u201cReunited, and it feels so good.\u201d<\/p>\n

After years of silence and the ending of their close friendship<\/a>, the long-standing freeze between Barkley and Jordan is finally thawing out.<\/p>\n

During an appearance on \u201cMad Dog Unleashed<\/a>\u201d with Chris \u201cMad Dog\u201d Russo on Friday, Barkley, a current analyst on Inside the NBA, revealed that he and Jordan are speaking again. Also, they plan to get together on the golf course when the NBA concludes.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe had a conversation,\u201d Barkley told Russo. \u201cWe\u2019re going to get together and play golf as soon as basketball is over.\u201d<\/p>\n

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\u201cWe\u2019re not like Prince William and Prince Harry.\u201d<\/p>\n

The long feud is over. Charles Barkley tells @MadDogUnleashed<\/a> that him and Michael Jordan are speaking again and they are playing golf when the NBA season ends. pic.twitter.com\/YnAxcM5CYl<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 Jimmy Traina (@JimmyTraina) April 17, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n

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\u201cWow! Charles, that\u2019s a big story!\u201d Russo responded with enthusiasm, \u201cBecause he was mad at you!\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cHey, we\u2019re not like Prince William and Prince Harry,\u201d Barkley joked. \u201cWe always had a lot of love for each other. But we talked, actually, in the last probably 72 hours. We decided to get together and play golf as soon as basketball is over.\u201d<\/p>\n

Their long relationship came to a screeching halt when Barkley criticized Jordan\u2019s track record as owner of the Charlotte Bobcats (Now Charlotte Hornets).<\/p>\n

\u201cI think the biggest problem has been I don\u2019t know if [Jordan] has hired enough people around him who he will listen to,\u201d Barkley said<\/a> on ESPN Chicago\u2019s Waddle & Silvy in 2012. \u201cOne thing about being famous is the people around you; you pay all their bills, so they very rarely disagree with you because they want you to pick up the check. They want to fly around on your private jet, so they never disagree with you. I don\u2019t think Michael has hired enough people around him who will disagree.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cI love Michael, but he just has not done a good job,\u201d Barkley continued. \u201cEven though he is one of my great friends, I can\u2019t get on here and tell you he\u2019s done a great job. He has not done a great job, plain and simple.\u201d<\/p>\n

And you know that Jordan took that personally. The Chicago Bulls icon called Barkelay that night and gave him a piece of his mind.<\/p>\n

\u201cI remember he called me that night. He went ballistic on me, telling me, \u2018Hey, you\u2019re supposed to be my best friend, and you\u2019re going to say that BS about me? Blah, blah, blah.\u201d He was furious,\u201d Charles recalled.<\/a><\/p>\n

\u200bEventually, a Cold War of silence ensued between the two former friends that lasted for almost 15 years.<\/p>\n

As the years passed, Barkley publicly admitted that he regretted that he and Jordan were on bad terms.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe guy was like a brother to me for, shoot, 20-something years,\u201d Barkley said in an interview on ESPN Radio<\/a> in 2020. \u00a0\u201cAt least 20-something years. And I do, I feel sadness. But to me, he\u2019s still the greatest basketball player ever. I wish him nothing but the best. But, there\u2019s nothing I can do about it, brother.\u201d<\/p>\n

For more than four decades, Barkley and Jordan\u2019s careers have paralleled each other. They both were drafted in the 1984 NBA Draft, <\/a>which is considered one of the best draft classes of all-time. Jordan was drafted by the Bulls at number 3, and the Philadelphia 76ers chose Barley with the 5th pick. Barkley and Jordan were signed to Nike as signature athletes, making it a worldwide brand.<\/p>\n

\u200bIn 1992, Jordan and Barkley were the two biggest stars on the \u201cDream Team<\/a>,\u201d which won the gold medal at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona.<\/p>\n

\u200bJordan bested Barkley in the 1993 NBA Finals when his Bulls defeated Barkley\u2019s Phoenix Suns.<\/p>\n

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