His February 2022 comments led people to believe the end of his original contract would be the time for retirement. As confirmed in a call with the Dallas Morning News, the former Phoenix Suns superstar was adamant about living out his latter years a little differently.
“I love Ernie, Kenny, Shaq, and everybody we work with. But I just don’t feel the need to work until the day I die. I don’t, man. I’ll be 61 years old if I finish out my contract,” Barkley said to the local news outlet.
