'Ringless' Charles Barkley Bares His Heart On His Greatest Achievement Alongside Michael Jordan

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[{"selector":"#anim-c98ad352-4998-4736-8766-46200ad4eaae","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-d4168457-f484-42de-879b-eeec074020aa [data-leaf-element=\"true\"]","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(0, -5.55555528586839%, 0)","translate3d(0, 0%, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"both"}] Following a disappointing showing in the 1988 Seoul Olympics Men's Basketball Tournament,

[{"selector":"#anim-7372f7b2-1a34-450b-b67c-d9df1834cbf8","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-b3a7d450-16a6-4d66-9a5e-9bb33c824ff0 [data-leaf-element=\"true\"]","keyframes":{"transform":["translate(0%, -0.0000011156740278295274%) scale(1.5)","translate(0%, 0%) scale(1)"]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"forwards"}] Team USA intended to show their mettle in 1992 Barcelona by enlisting the top NBA players to compete for them

[{"selector":"#anim-527416de-9a21-4abf-bb3e-a4cdd4a3082a","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-f1ab6d22-bb38-4dea-af0c-8e59aeedddee [data-leaf-element=\"true\"]","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(12.483347907341532%, 0, 0)","translate3d(0%, 0, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"both"}] Charles Barkley, a member of the star-studded squad, described it as the "most surreal feeling"

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[{"selector":"#anim-94f45935-05aa-4f55-841c-aa7521367ae3","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-e122326a-f989-402f-8b02-e3a8d3f28d76 [data-leaf-element=\"true\"]","keyframes":{"transform":["translate(0%, -0.000035100821715872144%) scale(1.5)","translate(0%, 0%) scale(1)"]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"forwards"}] When he was a guest on the iHeart podcast, he stated,

[{"selector":"#anim-520cf30f-b0f7-4e84-b9c2-9dda54f2405c","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-f3e343d6-04b0-4435-9ddf-cc7179e8ec8b [data-leaf-element=\"true\"]","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(6.3164890966322815%, 0, 0)","translate3d(0%, 0, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"both"}] Receiving the gold medal alongside Michael Jordan, Larry Bird, and Magic Johnson was a "very special" experience, according to Barkley.

[{"selector":"#anim-6c9ec5bd-58dd-4e76-ba59-6b8fcb9b187c","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-81e22c0e-d654-4e0a-9354-d70526d27ead [data-leaf-element=\"true\"]","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(7.762632722428702%, 0, 0)","translate3d(0%, 0, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"both"}] It was already a feat to earn a spot on the 'Dream Team,' the roster for the 1992 Olympics

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