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Sixers to Unveil Charles Barkley Statue on Legends Walk

The Sixers will honor Hall of Famer Charles Barkley with a statue outside of their training facility in Camden, N.J., the team announced on Thursday.

Philadelphia will hold an unveiling ceremony at its "76ers Legends Walk" on Sept. 13 at noon ET. Barkley joins Wilt Chamberlain, Julius Erving, Billy Cunningham, Maurice Cheeks, Hal Greer and Bobby Jones as the seventh Sixer to be honored with a statue.

The 76ers selected Barkley with the fifth overall pick of the 1984 NBA draft. He spent the first eight seasons of his career in Philadelphia, where he averaged 23.