Article: Charles Barkley Has Web Talk Show

LANDON HALL, Associated Press Writer
AP Online
03-31-2000
Charles Barkley Has Web Talk Show

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) -- Charles Barkley, out of basketball since a career-ending knee injury in December, has a new forum from which to spout his outrageous views: an Internet-only talk show.

Nike on Friday launched the Charles Barkley Network, on which users can watch clips of Barkley interviewing guests in front of a live audience in Las Vegas.

The format is standard talk -- complete with the big desk and sugar-coated questions -- but host Charles adds his irreverent style.

When Cynthia Cooper, the Houston Comets star and two-time WNBA MVP, walks on the set, she pulls out a Scottie Pippen doll -- ...

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