On the first episode of Bill Simmons new HBO show “Any Given Sunday,” Sixers legend Charles Barkely spoke candidly, as he always does, about everything from LeBron James to millennials.
But it was a brawl that happened between the Sixers and the Celtics back in 1984 that caused the outspoken Hall of Famer to get defensive.
“Back in your day, you and Moses [Malone] held Larry Bird’s arm back while Dr. J punched him,” Simmons, a Boston fan, threw at Barkley.
“I was trying to break up a fight,” Barkley said. “I didn’t know Dr. J.