Charles Barkley Said He'd "Kill A Relative" For $200 Million To Play On The LIV Golf Series
Source - The Saudi-backed LIV Golf tour has generated a lot of emotions over the past two weeks as several major golfers have joined the tour, earning themselves a suspension from all PGA Tour events.
Phil Mickelson, Dustin Johnson, Sergio Garcia, and Bryson Dechambeau are just a few of the golfers who took LIV’s massive payday, setting off controversy in the world of golf.
On Friday, NBA Hall of Famer and TNT basketball analyst Charles Barkley sounded off of the drama, telling "The Pat McAfee Show" that he was rooting for chaos at the U.S. Open.
"I want all the LIV guys on top of the leaderboard," Barkley said when asked about this weekend's U.S. Open . "I want to see the PGA Tour shaking in their d--n boots. Listen, I'm not a religious dude, but I want chaos this weekend at the U.S. Open."
Barkley went on to say that he didn’t judge the golfers who chose to take the money, joking with McAfee about the massive amounts of money being thrown around.
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"I don’t judge other people," Barkley said. "Listen, if someone gave me $200 million, I’d kill a relative."
"I’m serious. They said Phil Mickelson got $200 million and Dustin Johnson got $150 million. For $150 million, I’d kill a relative, even one I liked!"
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Thank god for Chuck. At least someone's being honest when it comes to this LIV Golf BS. I don't even know why everyone is pretending to care about where the money comes from. Sure, Saudi Arabia is an "absolute monarchy" (dictatorship) with a centuries long tradition of oppression, murder, and shady business, but who cares? $200 million is $200 million. Taking the "moral high ground" is irrelevant. If you have an opportunity to obtain generational wealth, you take it. It's not like denying the LIV Series your services is going to change the way Saudi Arabia governs. If anything playing in tournament raises awareness to how shitty of a country they are. I don't know, I just have a tough time believing that these guys actually care. If anything it's bizarre. Like TIGER WOODS turned down a high nine figures pay day to stay with the PGA. Tiger Woods! I'm not even going to get into his history because it'll open a can of worms but you know where I'm going with this.
As far as the whole "killing a family member" thing goes...eh. I could maybe kill a distant cousin for $200 million if they were terminally ill, but other than that no. That's it for this one. Have a great day and please, for the love of God, miss me with the golf comments. I simply do not care.