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Now for the real event of All-Star weekend: Charles Barkley vs. Dick Bavetta. Place your bets!
http://www.nba.com/allstar2007/news/bavettabarkley_taletape.html
Bavetta vs. Barkley: Tale of the Tape
by Darren Misener
Posted Feb 15 2007 6:29PM
One runs up and down the court keeping up with world-class athletes for a living. The other used to be a world-class athlete. Now they will race for charity in a no-stumbles-barred grudge match.
On All-Star Saturday, in front of a raucous Las Vegas crowd we will finally see Dick Bavetta vs. Charles Barkley -- and this time it's as personal as a full-time referee and a television analyst can get. The initial challenge to race was issued on Jan. 4 when Barkley made a courtside appearance with Marv Albert for TNT’s broadcast of the L.A. Lakers at Sacramento Kings game. During the first half of the matchup, in which Bavetta was officiating, Barkley commented, “I can outrun Dick Bavetta right now, Marv.”
After hearing of this, Bavetta offered a $5,000 bet with the winner's money going to a charity of Barkley's choice. So now it's time to get it on. The latest we hear is that Barkley will be quick out of the box, but Bavetta will have more endurance.
But before we head just off Las Vegas Blvd. and to the Thomas Mack Center for this meeting of the titans, lets look a little deeper into how these guys size up (pun intended, Mr. Barkley). Since we are in the fight capital of the world, and this will be as heated as a Mike Tyson fight (the old Mike Tyson), it's time to break out the Tale of the Tape.
Training video: http://broadband.nba.com/cc/playa.php?content=video&url=http://boss.streamos.com/wmedia/nba/nbacom/tnt/allstar/barkley_bavetta_021307.asx
Bavetta | vs. | Barkley
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6-0|Height|6-6
160|Weight|Somewhere between 252 and 300 (or so)
Referee|Position|TNT Analyst
32nd NBA Season|Experience|16 Seasons in the NBA
Dec. 10, 1939|Birthdate|Feb. 20, 1963
Brooklyn, N.Y.|Born|Leeds, Alabama
Power Memorial (N.Y.)|High School|Leeds (Leeds, Alabama)
St. Francis College|College|Auburn
N/A|Hair|N/A
Runs five miles a day|Training|Will be at NIKE, Air Force 25th Anniversary Party at the Venetian Friday night
Probably some fruit or an energy bar|Pre-Race Meal|Lets just say Vegas is synonymous with all-you-can-eat buffets
Dick|Nicknames|Sir Charles, Round Mound of Rebound, Just Round
In his playing days, Barkley was arguing a call, Bavetta responded "How about that Erica Kane (on All My Children)? Did you see her today? She's involved with the chauffeur."|Previous Confrontation|Forgot about the call he was arguing and started asking Bavetta more about the daytime soap.
Runs non-stop for 48 minutes a night for all to see.|Anecdotal Evidence|Last December, was huffing and puffing while attempting to climb the steps of the New Orleans Superdome on TNT for all to see.
"If it's an eating contest, I think Charles wins, but in a race, I would take Dick," Toronto coach Sam Mitchell.|"Scouts" Take|"Charles, let me say something to you, there’s no way you can critique the game the way you critique it if you cannot beat a referee,” Minnesota Timberwolves All-Star forward Kevin Garnett.
Throughout his career, he has never missed an assigned game, officiating over 2,095 regular season and 214 playoff games, including 23 NBA Finals games.|Shining Moment|Once kissed a donkey's rear on live TV (Oh, and was 1993 NBA MVP and is a Hall of Famer).
When asked if Barkely might be twice his size, responded: "Try three times. I'm only 160 pounds."|Trash Talk|Barkley spouted Bavetta's tombstone will read, "He keeled over while racing the Chuckster!" and has claimed Bavetta was old enough to have "parted the Red Sea with Moses."
Will Bavetta's endurance translate into a shorter race success?|Unanswered Questions|I'll let TNT's Ernie Johnson handle this one: "(Charles) answer me one question... which hamstring are you going to grab at when you fall behind and have to pull up?"
