67-year-old Dick Bavetta will kick Charles Barkley’s ass on NBA All-Star Saturday in Las Vegas
I thought they were kidding at first but apparently, this foot race between these two old farts is on.
Yep, 43-year-old former NBA superstar and current TNT NBA analyst Charles Barkley will challenge 67-year-old NBA referee Dick Bavetta to a footrace on NBA All Star Saturday.
All of this started when the stupid Charles Barkley subbed for the then injured Steve Kerr in an NBA Basketball game refereed by Bavetta between the Los Angeles Lakers and the Sacramento Kings.
During the first half of the game, Barkley apparently made an 
off-the-cuff comment saying, ”I can outrun Dick Bavetta right now Marv,” talking to Steve Kerr’s TNT broadcast partner, Marv Albert. Of course, we should know better than listening to a Charles Barkley who has a huge gambling problem. But instead, Marv Albert made a big fuss over it followed by Barkley’s colleagues in TNT hyping the ”footrace” between him and Bavetta for weeks.
And now, finally, we’ll see two old farts in a footrace. Hurray! Now that’s good TV for ya’ don’t you think?
”Charles, let me say something to you, there’s no way you can critique the game the way you critique it if you cannot beat a referee,” weighed in Minnesota Timberwolves All-Star forward Kevin Garnett.
Charles Barkley, who has allowed his fitness to slip since playing, and that’s being kind, then claimed he could beat NBA referee Dick Bavetta in a footrace. Bavetta heard that and offered a $5,000 bet with the winner’s money going to a charity of Barkley’s choice.
Charles Barkley, who was well over 300 pounds a few years ago but has taken better care of himself in the past year or so, maintains no 67-year-old can outrun him. Informed Bavetta runs 5 miles a day and is a quick, Barkley replied, ”How the hell can you be quick at 67?!”
I guess we’ll find out on Saturday right Charles? Oh yeah, I do hope Dick Bavetta kicks yer ass and shut that pie hole for good.
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