"Money equals out ugly": Charles Barkley comically claims Michael Jordan's good looks are down to his $2,000,000,000 fortune
Charles Barkley has doubled down on his take that Michael Jordan is not a handsome man. After claiming Jordan was not a good looking person on an Oprah Winfrey show, Barkley said it again on Stephen Colbert's show. When asked if Jordan was a good-looking man, Barkley flat-out denied it.
The conversation started with the topic of Shaquille O’Neal being ranked ninth in the GQ magazine among the sexiest blad men in the world. Barkley was asked if Jordan was a good looking man. Barkley had an immediate and hilarious response:
“I'm not great lookin', but I'm better-lookin' than Michael Jordan. And I'm damn sure better lookin' than Shaquille O'Neal.”
However, his “King Charles” co-host Gayle King said that she met Jordan in a marriage recently and he looked handsome. Alluding to MJ’s billion status, Chuckster said that it is easy to perceive a rich person as handsome.
“That's cause he's got $2 billion. Money equals out ugly.”
Previously, in a segment of the Oprah Winfrey Show, Barkley said that people call Jordan a handsome man. But according to Chuck, MJ was handsome only because he had millions of dollars.
Barkley and Jordan shared an iconic friendship in and outside the basketball court. However, after Barkley made some comments about Jordan’s Charlotte Hornets, their relationship strained and are no longer in talking terms.
While Charles Barkley claimed Jordan was worth $2 billion, he was off by just $1 billion. According to Forbes, the six-time champion is worth $3 billion.
Charles Barkley and Michael Jordan’s relationship
Charles Barkley and Michael Jordan have had a long relationship that has been through its ups and downs.
The two were very close friends during and after their playing days. They often played golf and gambled together.
The two even appeared on “Oprah” together. They were seen laughing and joking back and forth at the time.
The two have had a bit of a falling out since. Barkley once criticized Michael Jordan for his poor ownership of the Charlotte franchise.
Barkley retold some of the details in an interview with Sports Illustrated in 2023. He expressed some sadness about losing his close friend Jordan due to his work as a talking head on TV.