Fans Go Wild for Charles Barkley’s Crazy NHL Debut

Charles Barkley the NHL guy?

The NHL is getting a new look with new deals from TNT and ESPN this season, and one of the biggest stars from their NBA broadcasts joined in the action on the first night of the NHL.

It all started with Wayne Gretzky shooting pucks on Barkley as he barely held on to the goaltending equipment.

Barkley was putting on a show:

Nothing like two Hall-of-Famers showing off their star power.

Gretzky was getting roasted by the NBA legend for one of his few career fights being a loss to a guy with a perm.

Barkley’s appearance on the broadcast got Twitter all giddy:

Charles adds excitement to whatever sport he’s covering.

There’s not many people that can move the needle like Charles does…


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