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Charles Barkley Pokes Fun At Fans Who Purchased Expensive Super Bowl Tickets

NBA Hall of Famer Charles Barkley calls out fans for buying pricey Super Bowl tickets to see Kansas City Chiefs defeat the San Francisco 49ers

Shandel Richardson

Charles Barkley Pokes Fun At Fans Who Purchased Expensive Super Bowl Tickets
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NBA great Charles Barkley has often spoke his mind on a variety of topics throughout his playing career and as a TNT broadcaster. 

So it came as no surprise when he teed off about the expensive price tag to attend Sunday's Super Bowl between the Kansas City Chiefs and San Francisco 49ers. 

The average ticket price was $8,600, with some going for nearly $40,000. Barkley gave his thoughts on high-priced event during an appearance on the NBA on TNT podcast. 

“I don’t give a damn how much money you got. If you pay $44,000 to go to the Super Bowl, you a damn fool and an idiot,” Barkley said.

Barkley has rarely held back when it comes to opining on any subject. He has spoke his mind ever since appearing in a Nike commercial in the early 1990s about him refusing to be a role model to the younger generation. Since, he's grown more popular because of his strong opinions. 

The fans at least got their money's worth. Quarterback Patrick Mahomes led the Chiefs to a 25-22, comeback victory in overtime. They won the championship for a second straight year. It was also their third title since 2020 in four Super Bowl appearances. 

LeBron James, Draymond Green and rapper Jay-Z were among the dozens of the celebrities who attended the Super Bowl. Money was obviously a non-factor for them but the game was pretty much off limits for the average NFL fan. 

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Shandel Richardson is the publisher of Back In The Day NBA. He can be reached at shandelrich@gmail.com 

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SHANDEL RICHARDSON

Shandel has covered the NBA since 2010, with previous stops at The Athletic and South Florida Sun-Sentinel.  He has covered six NBA Finals, one Super Bowl, the NCAA basketball tournament. He has also been a beat writer for the Miami Hurricanes and contributed on every major beat in South Florida since 2003, including the Miami Dolphins and Miami Marlins. He can also be read in the Sportsbook Review for gambling coverage from around the NBA. A native of Bloomington, Illinois, Shandel attended Southern Illinois University in Carbondale. He's also worked for the St. Louis Post-Dispatch and Kansas City Star.  TWITTER: @ShandelRich EMAIL: shandelrich@gmail.com

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