Nobody in their right mind believes Charles Barkley and Phil Mickelson were strangers until Mickelson's wife (then girlfriend) introduced them. However, we must trust the story because it was given by the former basketball player himself.
Hilarious! Charles Barkley once revealed how he met Phil Mickelson thanks to such a "cheerleader."
The NBA legend Barkley and Mickelson played golf together at ‘The Match 3: Champions of Change.’ They played against another power pair, the NBA star Stephen Curry and former NFL quarterback Peyton Manning. Match 3 was a charity event to fund a golf or a sports journalism program.
It is not the first time the celebrity sports entities played golf together. However, the event became more memorable because of the story of how Barkley and Mickelson met each other.
When Phil Mickelson was just “my boyfriend Phil”
On the evening of Match 3, Mickelson posted a video on his Twitter of Barkley sharing the story of how he and Phil met each other. As an introduction, Mickelson explained how Barkley has a special story about their meeting that he wants to share with the fans.
After 24 years of marriage, I love when Charles calls Amy my girlfriend. On Thanksgiving, she’s by far what I’m most thankful for in my life. pic.twitter.com/vdKXulKUi9
— Phil Mickelson (@PhilMickelson) November 27, 2020
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Barkley explained that Amy, Mickelson’s wife, used to be the cheerleader for NBA games. And she was good friends with him. However, he didn’t know she was dating Mickelson at the moment. Barkley continued that Amy would always ask him to play golf with her “boyfriend Phil.”
He adds that he was busy and couldn’t take the time out. However, after Amey insisted the third time, he asked for more details about her boyfriend. Amy then revealed to him who it was. And once he knew about it, Barkley was in shock. He said, “I said to her, in the future, you tell my boyfriend, Phil Mickelson. I thought you were going out with “Phil,” the bartender.”
Barkley further added that if he knew “boyfriend Phil” was actually Mickelson, he would have canceled everything to play golf with him. The legends concluded the video by saying they would the Match and would win all the money.
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Source: essentiallysports
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