Source Article: https://www.cbssports.com/nba/news/charles-barkley-michael-jordan-friendship/

During Jordan’s time as majority owner of the then-Charlotte Bobcats, which began in February 2010, the franchise was a perennial loser in the Eastern Conference before rebranding to the Hornets in 2014. From there, Charlotte made the postseason three times before Jordan sold in 2023.

Since then, Jordan has moved on as co-owner of 23XI Racing with Denny Hamlin, who founded the NASCAR Race Team in 2020.

ihatedougford | Toronto Huskies

129 | 4 hours ago

They should invite Pippen /s

HomerSectual

27 | 3 hours ago

Isiah Thomas would like an invite, too.

anewchapterforme

9 | an hour ago

“I met the criteria to be selected, but I wasn’t” - Isiah Thomas, probably

golden_glorious_ass

3 | 3 hours ago

Zeke is out there making comments that their golf swings were not actually the best golf swings.

-wearetheworld-

1 | 2 hours ago

and his wife

jathbr | Nuggets

1 | 35 minutes ago

Drop the “/s”. I want to see that happen.

_evolkybbuhc | Timberwolves

67 | 4 hours ago

Their friendship was so wholesome, it really sucks it’s been gone for this long.

Meromero73 | Cavaliers

32 | 2 hours ago

Not sure if wholesome; enough blackjack and hookers to put Bender to shame. You add tiger woods to the mix and your chances drastic go down.

JRUprising | Spurs

9 | 2 hours ago

SEÑOR PIPPEN! THE NUMBERS DON’T LIE

This-is_CMGRI

4 | an hour ago

AND IT SPELLS DISASTER FOR YOU IN THE EASTERN CONFERENCE FINALS

bIackroz

8 | 2 hours ago

Tiger: I don’t know how to talk to women

Jordan: Just tell them you’re Tiger Woods

MartyCasey

1 | 2 hours ago

HE’S FAT

EnduringChasm

1 | an hour ago

Only in America is spending time with friends and/or women not considered wholesome /s

innisfree50 | Warriors

1 | 2 minutes ago

What was so wholesome about it

cookomputer | Spurs

40 | 4 hours ago

Damn never thought I’d live to see the day

Infinite-Machine-210

35 | 4 hours ago

i have seen my best friend one time in two years and we live in the same city

nephews dont understand what old guy relationships are like

Iggy_Slayer

36 | 4 hours ago

But mj and barkley were beefing. Well, mj was. He was pissed when chuck rightfully said he wasn’t doing a good job managing the hornets and he cut off all contact with chuck after that.

NickWangOG | Heat

12 | 2 hours ago

It’s not just that, MJ and Barkley are notorious gamblers in Vegas. MJ treats service workers and dealer like shit and doesn’t tip. Barkley is the opposite he listens to people and tips nicely even if he loses. Barkley would call MJ and “No Tippin” Pippen out on these behaviors, and they didn’t like it.

bRoShutUpPleaseee

-3 | 41 minutes ago

I’m curious, why would you tip anw? Like is it expected for you to tip?

Dry-University797

0 | an hour ago

Barkley always seemed like the little kid in that relationship. I think Jordan is jealous of Barkley’s success since they retired.

Bright-Bid-1046

14 | 4 hours ago

Yall not beefing?

Infinite-Machine-210

-5 | 4 hours ago

we yell at each other every time we talk

and i would die for him

over 30 heterosexual man love is special

Icy_Huckleberry_355

50 | 4 hours ago

Seeing your best friend once in two years while you both live in the same city doesn’t sound so special…

JazzlikeRaise108 | Thunder

21 | 4 hours ago

Yeah I’m in my 30s and my best friends are in the same state different city and I’ve seen them like 4 times this year.

Icy_Huckleberry_355

8 | 4 hours ago

Right? I was lucky enough to see my friend who lives across country twice in the past year or so, and I miss very dearly getting to see him way more often than that

RepresentativeAge444

1 | 2 hours ago

My friends are in the same city but spread out and I see them at least once a month on average.

HabitualSpaceM

5 | 2 hours ago

I don’t think Redditors know friendship bud. Who says they yell at each other everytime theyand says they’re over 30 grown ass men.

I_am_Realist

10 | 4 hours ago

30 is old now?

Kitchen_Roof7236 | Thunder

1 | 2 hours ago

Right lol if lebron can ball the fuck out at 41 ur def not old at 30

Kitchen_Roof7236 | Thunder

6 | 2 hours ago

This is not normal bro

kamekaze1024

12 | 4 hours ago

Not sure how that relates to this as Barkley and Jordan have been documented not being friends for a decade or two. Jordan didn’t like Chuck’s criticism on Jordan’s management of the wizards or ownership of the Hornets, and ostracized Chuck.

andyschest2

8 | 4 hours ago

That sounds more like a middle-aged guy-with-a-family friendship.

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0 | 4 hours ago

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andyschest2

0 | 4 hours ago

Keep grinding, friend.

Live-Cartographer-52

26 | 4 hours ago

this is nice to hear

Rapey_Keebler_Elves | Timberwolves

25 | 4 hours ago

Well, Barkley is known for rebounds.

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25 | 4 hours ago

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callmejohndy

2 | 3 hours ago

His team hasn’t won a title yet, but he did win big in the court of public opinion for suing NASCAR and winning

(His co-owner came ever so close to finally winning last season, but we’ll ignore that)

Chessh2036 | Hawks

16 | 4 hours ago

In the 90’s you’d see these two everywhere. Happy they seem to have made up.

ScionAurelius | Thunder

9 | 4 hours ago

Glad to hear it. Seems MJ’s really softened up after Kobe’s death.

RyouBestGirl | Japan

21 | 4 hours ago

After sold Hornets*

It was the reason of their beef

Iggy_Slayer

13 | 4 hours ago

His team winning every other nascar race is probably helping his mood too lol.

Crying_in_99Ranch | NBA

5 | 4 hours ago

Also not owning the Hornets

Szobortz | Mavericks

6 | 4 hours ago

based on what? he didn’t have much feud besides chuck anyway

brnccnt7

0 | 3 hours ago

Isaiah beef is worse since Isaiah has done more fucked up shit than Barkley simply criticizing his ownership skills

kamekaze1024

5 | 4 hours ago

Kobe died 6 years ago

jakob-benzi | Mavericks

5 | 4 hours ago

Good for them in the big 2026.

Life is short

JShuttlesworth28 | Vancouver Grizzlies

6 | 4 hours ago

Makes me think he saw the clip of Barkley completing his racing success

Dishavingfun | GSW

4 | 4 hours ago

You can combine all of Russell and Wilt’s rings and records.

Father Time still undefeated.

Once you figure that out, you find out what really means the most to you.

Hopefully, your pride and ego falls by the wayside when it comes to family, friendship and fellowship.

Shantytown_Shogun | Knicks

3 | 3 hours ago

Thats nice to hear. I was just thinking earlier today MJ really stopped being Charles friend because he was being honest with his opinion on how MJ was running the Hornets which was a accurate assessment.

anonpf

3 | 2 hours ago

MJ was being a baby here. He is the GOAT, but damn, he needs to take the L on this one.

AccomplishedRainbow1 | Suns

2 | 4 hours ago

Big if true

mahalovalhalla | Trail Blazers

1 | 23 minutes ago

Our time on earth is pretty short, friends. Make amends if you can.

buckvanhammer

1 | 3 hours ago

With the success that mj is having with his racing shit maybe he starting to realize chuck was right🤷‍♂️

scags2017 | Lakers

1 | an hour ago

Good

dronten_edvard | Germany

-1 | 4 hours ago

Why would anyone wanna be Jordan’s friend? Imagine having a friend who reacts like this to valid criticism?

VikAzeem23

4 | 4 hours ago

Would you really expect one of your best friends to criticize you on national television? Whether it was accurate is not the point, think of yourself as the person seeing your best friend do it on TV.

SocialistAvocado | Cavaliers

4 | 4 hours ago

For telling him not to have his friends as employees in the league

longhorn4598

4 | 4 hours ago

The worst type of friends are “yes” friends. Barkley made that exact point to Mad Dog. Jordan’s ego couldn’t take it, but it seems as he’s gotten older he has finally mellowed out. Would be fantastic if he joins them in-studio for a segment on Inside the NBA.

restless_vagabond | NBA

1 | 3 hours ago

Would you really expect one of your best friends to criticize you on national television?

Of course. Especially if my friend’s job is to critique the very sport where I am an owner. How is this in anyway controversial?

The fact that owners get coddled by their media “friends” is the source of a lot of bullshit.

Barkley said that Jordan should get some new voices around him because he’s getting poor information from “yes” men. That has got to be the most milquetoast critique in the history of critiques, but Jordan’s ego couldn’t handle it for decades.

Vinnie_Vegas | Knicks

0 | 3 hours ago

Would you really expect one of your best friends to criticize you on national television?

If it was their job to give their opinion on me, and the opinion wasn’t personal, and based on the evidence in front of them?

Yeah, I’d be a god damn dumb ass bitch to hold that against someone.

By no measure was Charlotte good while Jordan owned the team. They made the playoffs three times, and lost in the first round each time, two of them being sweeps.

He was a terrible executive and his record proved that.

Expecting Charles to say anything less is ridiculous.

dronten_edvard | Germany

0 | 3 hours ago

Yeah I would?

Awoken_Thoughts07

-4 | 2 hours ago

I mean MJ cutting off his best friend for keeping 100% for nearly 30 years is petty. Almost as petty as keeping Zeke off the dream team. Or as petty as ruining Scottie’s legacy in the last dance.