A less-than-gentlemanly gift from Sir Charles
https://www.seattletimes.com/sports/a-less-than-gentlemanly-gift-from-sir-charles/ Originally published May 26, 2011 at 5:57 pm Updated May 26, 2011 at 8:16 pm Renowned courtside heckler Robin Ficker says Charles Barkley once hired him to bait Michael Jordan. By Dwight Perry / Sideline Chatter Seattle Times desk editor Have Tongue, Will Travel? Renowned courtside heckler Robin Ficker says Charles Barkley once hired him to bait Michael Jordan. “He flew me out to Phoenix,” Ficker told SiriusXM’s Mad Dog Radio.”I sat right behind the Chicago bench and I brought along my oversized playing cards, the $100 bills and the poker chips and we had a little game going during the (1993) NBA Finals. I’d say, ‘Mike, how much do you want to bet?’ And he’d hold up three fingers. He had a great sense of humor.” But Ficker’s favorite target? Barkley. “I’d say, ‘Well, Charles, I hear you’re going to run for governor of Alabama. I want to know your views on the economy, on health care, and on NAFTA.’ “H...