Charles Barkley on reconnecting with Michael Jordan: 'I'm looking forward to the future'

Charles Barkley and Michael Jordan have a former MLB All-Star to thank for ending the 14-year silence that engulfed their friendship: Longtime outfielder Vince Coleman.Barkley and Jordan became very close friends while competing against each other during their NBA careers, but the pair hadn’t spoken since 2012 because of critical comments Barkley made during a radio interview on ESPN 1000 in Chicago in which he criticized Jordan, then the owner of the Charlotte Bobcats, for hiring too many people who were too afraid to disagree with him.Advertisement