Basketball Hall of Famer and Auburn alum Charles Barkley expressed his support for Auburn men's basketball head coach Bruce Pearl on Thursday.
As questions regarding Pearl's future mount due to an FBI investigation into the program, Barkley told Brandon Marcello of 247Sports' Auburn Undercover that the school's decision-makers would be "idiots" to cut ties with Pearl.
The Tigers haven't reached the NCAA tournament since 2002-03, but Pearl has led them to a 24-4 record this season in his fourth campaign with the program.
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