The Daily: Barkley Chuckles At Eichel Not Knowing Him

A great story from the Stanley Cup Final involves how hockey fan and basketball legend/TV analyst Charles Barkley was not even known by Vegas Golden Knights star Jack Eichel. Buffalo Hockey Now’s Mike Augello writes that Barkley recounted the story that he introduced himself and noted he was a big fan.

Eichel, in Barkley’s words, looked at him like “who the hell are you?”

Jack Eichel had no idea who Charles Barkley was. 😳

(🎥: @Sportsnet)

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— theScore (@theScore) June 11, 2023

Barkley is a big hockey fan and any crossover opportunity for him to be on the TNT panel is always must watch TV.

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• The 2019 Draft saw Kirby Dach taken instead of defense. It was another miss that would be rectified by a trade in the latest Rebuild Report

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