SPORTS UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
Friday, February 10, 1995
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Star Suns player Barkley has mellowed over time
Friends say fights are rarely his fault
The Associated Press
PHOENIX — Some people think Charles Barkley has mellowed in this laid-back town. Some don't think he ever needed to.
Barkley, frequently in hot water before getting to Phoenix, said he listed himself among the latter.
"I don't know if I've mellowed," he said. "I'm just a strong-minded, strong-willed person, but I think my personality was greatly exaggerated in Philadelphia.
"If you ask me a question, I'm probably going to tell you the truth. That's just the way it is."
Danny Ainge, a teammate and frequent golfing companion, said he saw both sides.
"I think everybody gets mellower to a certain extent," he said. "I don't think that means he's lost an edge. He's still competitive. But we all grow as time goes on, so I'd say he mellowed a little bit."
Ainge said Barkley's dark side was overpublicized during his days in Philadelphia — all the more so
"I think my personality was greatly
exaggerated in Philadelphia."
Charles Barkley Phoenix Suns forward
because the 76ers never reached the NBA Finals after Barkley's rookie season.
"He seems more popular because he's in a winning environment," Ainge said. "But Charles was a great guy back then. I remember how fun he was to play against. He was a funny, jovial guy on the court and said funny things to the refs and the opposing players. The negative stuff is blown out of proportion when you're losing."
Barkley has been in several bar scuffles in Arizona. He once poured beer on a woman's head after she tore
up his autograph. In each case, witnesses told investigators the accusers provoked the incidents.
The issue of autographs illustrates the Jekyll-and-Hyde nature of Barklev's interaction with the public.
Yet he rarely turns away an extended sheet of paper and pen, and he is unfailingly gentle around children.
Suns president Jerry Colangelo said Barkley was one of the unique people in pro sports.
"He's the most dominating player who's ever played for us, the most skilled, the biggest personality, someone who's internationally known," he said.
Barkley has a special niche as the league's shortest and yet most visible power forward.
He said his favorite All-Star memory was still vivid: Both teams assembled for an introductory meeting before the 1987 game in Seattle. A third-year player but an All-Star rookie, he rubbed elbows with Magic Johnson, Michael Jordan, Julius Erving and Larry Bird.
"I can remember just going and calling my friends and saying, I'm sitting in a room with Magic, Doc and Bird and Michael and Kareem. 'And it was just wonderful,' Barkley said.
Magic far from 'Tragic' at break
The Associated Press
ORLANDO, Fla. — For the Orlando Magic, the proof is in the record.
"You can't ask for anything better than that," said Nick Anderson, who knows what it's like to be at the opposite end of the standings.
While the team's 37-10 mark at the All-Star break hasn't proven that they are capable of handling the pressure of the NBA playoffs, it nevertheless is the best start in the Eastern Conference.
do Tragic."
Anderson was the first player selected by the expansion Magic in the 1989 draft.
He remembers lean times, like losing 31 of the last 34 games that first season and being dubbed the "Orlan-
That's why it's especially satisfying to him and Dennis Scott, the team's first-round pick in 1990, to be 10 games ahead of the pace the club set last year in winning a franchise-record 50 games.
"It's great, particularly after being here when things were so rough," Scott said after Wednesday night's victory maintained Orlando's 6 1/2-game lead over the New York Knicks in the Atlantic Division.
"But I don't think guys like Nick and myself are going to be complacent, thinking 'OK, we've won 37 games. Now let's let up. We have a chance to really make something happen. We really want to try and keep it going." he said.
The five-day break comes at a good time for the Magic, who have been hobbled by injuries.
Anderson, who had a sprained wrist, and Horace Grant, who had a sore back, were disappointed at being left off the Eastern Conference All-Stars, but could use the rest.
They sat out all or part of losses to Seattle and Indiana last week before returning to help the Magic beat the Knicks and stop the only two-game losing streak Orlando has had this season.
O'Neal and Anfernee Hardaway, meanwhile, will be starters in Sunday's All-Star game in Phoenix.
Orlando's Brian Hill will coach the East.
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