On Inside the NBA, receiving a fateful “guarantee” of victory from Hall of Fame forward Charles Barkley is akin to a kiss of death.
In 2021, for instance, Barkley went a staggeringly poor 10-for-25 on playoff guarantees—though he did catch fire with five straight correct guarantees in the Eastern Conference finals between the Milwaukee Bucks and Atlanta Hawks.
It turns out that Barkley’s lack of prognostication prowess is not limited to the NBA.
