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Charles Barkley Takes Major Stand With Sophie Cunningham, Enes Kanter on Trans Players - 'It's in the Title: WNBA'

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Charles Barkley Takes Major Stand With Sophie Cunningham, Enes Kanter on Trans Players - 'It's in the Title: WNBA'

Before we get to the meat of this, let’s just get this out of the way: Professional athletes generally make terrible role models.

NBA legend Charles Barkley would likely agree with that sentiment wholeheartedly given in this famous commercial:

“I’m not a role model,” Barkley says in the legendary Nike commercial. “Just because I dunk a basketball doesn’t mean I should raise your kids.”

And Chuck is 100 percent correct, as much as the LeBron Jameses of the world may disagree.

But just because the Round Mound of Rebound isn’t a role model doesn’t mean he can’t share the occasional pearl of wisdom, like this:

WARNING: The following video contains language and descriptions of women that may........

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