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Charles Barkley Goes Through the Five Stages of Grief Watching Auburn's Final Four Loss

A disappointed Barkley watches his Auburn Tigers in the Final Four | Screengrab via CBS

Charles Barkley went through every emotion as he watched his Auburn Tigers fall to the Florida Gators in the first Final Four semifinal game. He lived and died on every possession throughout the game.

The Auburn great was feeling good after the first half, as his Tigers brought an eight-point lead into halftime. But then, the tides turned. Florida went on a 9-0 early second-half run to tie the game. The two heavyweights traded blows the rest of the way before the Gators took control in the final minutes on the back of 34 points from star guard Walter Clayton Jr.

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