Charles Barkley is awesome, but his constant presence on TNT in the modern media makes it easy for you to forget (or young people to realize) that he was an absolute beast back in his playing days, and his pinnacle was 1993 with the Phoenix Suns.
Barkley won the MVP that year and faced off against Michael Jordan‘s Bulls in the Finals. Episode 6 of The Last Dance chronicled that matchup and provided some juicy behind-the-scenes commentary.
Going into the series, Jordan recalled:
“I was a little bit upset I didn’t get MVP that year and they gave it to Charles Barkely, but with that said, I was like, ‘Okay, fine.