Charles Barkley recently went through hip replacement surgery a month ago and was under strict orders from his doctor to avoid travelling. That didn’t stop Barkley from flying cross country to be next to his long-time friend and TNT co-worker Craig Sager who was undergoing his third bone marrow transplant to treat an aggressive form of Leukemia.
Via AP
A few days before his transplant, Stacy came down with a bad cold and doctors sent her home, fearful she’d transmit her illness to her husband. Hall of Famer and TNT colleague Charles Barkley heard she couldn’t be there for a couple of days and hopped on a plane from Phoenix.
However, Sir Charles had hip replacement surgery less than a month ago and wasn’t cleared to travel. He said his doctor was livid when he learned Barkley had defied orders and flown halfway across the country. Barkley informed the doctor that it was an emergency.
“Craig Sager is one of the most interesting people I’ve ever met,” Barkley said. “We go to see Sager to cheer him up and by the time you leave you’re like, ‘Is anything wrong with him?’ He has the most positive attitude … When you go to try and cheer him up his attitude is so upbeat he cheers you up.”
Pretty bro move, Barkley.
H/T Uproxx Sports