Why is Charles Barkley not in NBA 2K20? Know the whole story

NBA 2K series is a game that brings players a lot closer to the game of basketball. The 2K series is one of the only sports gaming series that pays homage to all-time teams and hall of fame players. Players get to play with the best teams. Playing with your friends with all-stars teams like All-time Bulls vs All-time Laker provides unparalleled amounts of fun.

However, sometimes, some players and teams do not make it to the game. This could be a licensing issue or an issue pertaining to those specific players. One such issue was faced by NBA 2K20 with Charles Barkley.

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Why is Charles Barkley not in NBA 2K20?

Charles Barkley is one of the greatest players of all time. He has been an MVP in NBA, and a part of the dream team that brought glory to the United States of America. It came as a shock to the players of NBA 2K20 when a player of such high caliber and an influential personality in the world of NBA was not included in the NBA 2K20 game.

Charles Barkley did have a specific reason for not being a part of the game. This was a proposal made by him to NBA 2K series, wherein he asked for a donation of a million dollars from 2K to the NBA’s retired players association, and this request was denied.

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Charles Barkley’s Statement about the situation

Charles Barkley illuminated the people with why he wasn’t a part of the newest edition of the NBA 2K series. He said in an interview with Sports Illustrated that the reason why he wasn’t a part of 2K was that they wouldn’t give him any money. He said 2K has made a lot of money and that they as players have not done enough for the NBA’s retired player’s association.

He told 2K that his job is to take care of older players and he does not want any money for himself. He wanted 2K to come up with an amount of money they would donate to the retired players’ union. To this, 2K replied saying that they give all the guys the same amount.

To this, Charles Barkley replied that all guys aren’t the same, and said that the NBA 2K series makes a gazillion dollar per game and until unless they come up with a fair amount he will not allow 2K to use his license.

2K rejected this proposal. He told Sports Illustrated that he isn’t trying to be a pig or greedy for money, but just trying to find a justified settlement for the retired player’s union. He said he saw a million dollars a year as a fair amount for 2K to use his likeness.

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Other Hall of Famers that didn’t end up in NBA 2K20

There are around 100 legends that didn’t make the final of NBA 2K20, these legends have been listed below:

1. Reggie Miller
2. Charles Barkley
3. Alvin Robertson
4. Manu Ginobili
5. Rasheed Wallace
6. David West
7. Josh Smith
8. Tayshaun Prince
9. Ron Artest
10. Hal Greer
11. Dan Roundfield
12. Zelmo Beaty
13. John Drew
14. Ed Macauley
15. Anthony Mason
16. Norm Van Lier
17. Chet Walker
18. Kirk Hinrich
19. Mo Williams
20. Roy Tarpley
21. Byron Beck
22. Ralph Simpson
23. Larry Jones
24. Larry Foust
25. Bailey Howell
26. George Yardley
27. Gene Shue
28. Paul Arizin
29. Neil Johnston
30. Joe Fulks
31. Lamar Odom
32. Tom Gola
33. Guy Rodgers
34. Robert Reid
35. Allen Leavell
36. Mel Daniels
37. Roger Brown
38. Bob Netolicky
39. Freddie Lewis
40. Billy Knight
41. Bill Keller
42. Andrew Bynum
43. Randy Smith
44. Bob Kaufmann
45. Swen Nater
46. Loy Vaught
47. Benoit Benjamin
48. Vern Mikkelsen
49. Chris Bosh
50. Slater Martin
51. Tony Allen
52. Mike Miller
53. Stromile Swift
54. Lorenzen Wright
55. OJ Mayo
56. James Jones
57. Bill Melchionni
58. Billy Paultz
59. Brian Taylor
60. John Williamson
61. Sam Mitchell
62. Micheal Williams
63. Anthony Peeler
64. Nikola Pekovic
65. Jamaal Magloire
66. Ryan Anderson
67. Jarrett Jack
68. Harry Gallatin
69. Carl Braun
70. Dick McGuire
71. Willie Naulls
72. Gus Williams
73. Nick Collison
74. Larry Costello
75. Paul Seymour
76. Sidney Wicks
77. Bob Davies
78. Jack Twyman
79. Bobby Wanzer
80. Arnie Risen
81. Maurice Stokes
82. Sam Lacey
83. Jack Coleman
84. John Beasley
85. Matt Bonner
86. Malik Rose
87. Andrea Bargnani
88. Morris Peterson
89. Mehmet Okur
90. Gus Johnson
91. Juwan Howard
92. Walt Bellamy
93. Kevin Loughery
94. Jeff Ruland
95. Greg Ballard
96. Kenny Walker
97. Harold Miner
98. Richard Dumas
99. Ben Gordon
100. Dolph Schayes

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