SAN FRANCISCO (KRON) — Regardless of his documented distaste for San Francisco, NBA analyst Charles Barkley put his cash the place his mouth is by donating to one of many metropolis’s most notable nonprofits. Barkley donated $250,000 to San Francisco Glide Memorial Church, the basketball legend-turned-analyst mentioned throughout a TNT broadcast for NBA All-Star weekend.
Barkley mentioned he spent a day on the nonprofit within the metropolis’s troubled Tenderloin neighborhood.
“The people are amazing,” Barkley mentioned of Glide. “They work so hard over there. I want to give them a lot of love and some shine. Not only that, I’m going to donate $250,000 to Glide… The people at Glide were awesome.”
Barkley lately mentioned he was not going to this yr’s All-Star festivities in San Francisco, saying he’s “not going to that rat-infested place out in San Francisco.” Nevertheless, with Barkley’s resolution to make the journey, Glide was a beneficiary of the 11-time NBA All-Star’s change of coronary heart.
“GLIDE is thrilled to announce a generous donation from basketball legend Charles Barkley following his recent visit, made possible by the Golden State Warriors and TNT,” the nonprofit wrote in a information launch. “This incredible contribution will support GLIDE’s mission of breaking cycles of poverty and uplifting San Francisco’s most vulnerable communities.”
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In years previous, Barkley has known as San Francisco “hell” and a metropolis that was stuffed with “homeless crooks.” It appeared the 1993 NBA MVP turned the nook as soon as All-Star festivities kicked off final Thursday. He admitted on air, “I actually like San Francisco. I really do.”
“Obviously, we got to do something about the homeless. They need their help. We need to clean it up a little bit,” mentioned Barkley who was acquired by boos from the San Francisco crowd.
Though Barkley has mentioned loads of unfavorable issues about San Francisco, he gifted Glide with a donation that may assist one of many metropolis’s most notable nonprofits proceed to hold out its mission.
“When the Warriors related GLIDE with TNT for a particular go to from basketball legend, Charles Barkley, we couldn’t have imagined he would shout us out on nationwide tv and make such an enormous donation! The Love is actual! GLIDE and our neighborhood is so grateful for Charles Barkley’s present! Thanks once more to TNT and the Warriors! All Star Slam Dunk for GLIDE,” mentioned Dr. Gina Fromer, GLIDE’s President & CEO.
Glide celebrated its sixtieth anniversary in 2023. The nonprofit is situated at 330 Ellis St.
