{"id":410202,"date":"2022-10-26T16:48:16","date_gmt":"2022-10-26T16:48:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/yebscore.com\/news\/?p=410202"},"modified":"2022-10-26T16:48:16","modified_gmt":"2022-10-26T16:48:16","slug":"hell-yeah-im-buying-in-latest-rumor-mill-reveals-former-prez-barack-obama-as-next-phoenix-suns-owner-charles-barkley-could-be-involved","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/yebscore.com\/news\/hell-yeah-im-buying-in-latest-rumor-mill-reveals-former-prez-barack-obama-as-next-phoenix-suns-owner-charles-barkley-could-be-involved\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8220;Hell Yeah, I&#8217;m Buying In&#8221;: Latest Rumor Mill Reveals Former Prez Barack Obama as Next Phoenix Suns Owner, Charles Barkley Could Be Involved"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Yes, Barack Obama could kind of purchase the Suns. A new owner of the Phoenix Suns will take over soon. The team is being sold by Robert Sarver, and Barack Obama, a former American president, may buy it. Obama is a fervent basketball lover who has the potential to buy a franchise. Charles Barkley, a former Suns star, may possibly be a part of the new ownership group. Bill Simmons mentioned that rumor on his most recent show with Charles Barkley.<\/p>\n<p><iframe title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/x6W7YjFDX2A\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Moreover, when you break it down using historical precedence, it&#8217;s not as absurd as it initially appears to be. Former President Barack Obama is reportedly associated with one of the companies exploring a bid to purchase the Suns from Robert Sarver, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/bleacherreport.com\/articles\/10053585-bill-simmons-barack-obama-involved-with-group-seeking-to-buy-phoenix-suns\">Bill Simmons of The Ringer<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>ALSO READ: <a title=\"Magic Johnson Says \u201cLosing Scoring Title To LeBron Will Be A \u2018Bitter Pill\u2019 For Kareem\u201d\" href=\"https:\/\/yebscore.com\/news\/magic-johnson-says-losing-scoring-title-to-lebron-will-be-a-bitter-pill-for-kareem\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">Magic Johnson Says \u201cLosing Scoring Title To LeBron Will Be A \u2018Bitter Pill\u2019 For Kareem\u201d<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<h2>Barack Obama as next Suns owner alongside Charles Barkley?<\/h2>\n<p><em>&#8220;I heard Obama&#8217;s involved in one of the groups,&#8221;<\/em> Bill Simmons told Charles Barkley on <i>The Bill Simmons Podcast<\/i>. <em>&#8220;That&#8217;s the one guy I feel like, they would make him the actual face, and the money guys would be so happy to have him at the front that they would just be like, &#8216;Cool.&#8221;<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Charles Barkley stopped Simmons just as he finished speaking and added that he too would be interested in owning the Suns. But he would only agree to it if the 44th President of the United States shared ownership.<\/p>\n<p><em>&#8220;Timeout. If Obama called me, hell yeah I&#8217;m buying in!&#8221;<\/em><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-267099\" src=\"https:\/\/yebscore-cms.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/17194230\/Charles-Barkley-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"Charles Barkley\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1707\" srcset=\"https:\/\/yebscore-cms.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/17194230\/Charles-Barkley-scaled.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/yebscore-cms.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/17194230\/Charles-Barkley-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/yebscore-cms.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/17194230\/Charles-Barkley-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/yebscore-cms.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/17194230\/Charles-Barkley-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/yebscore-cms.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/17194230\/Charles-Barkley-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/yebscore-cms.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/17194230\/Charles-Barkley-2048x1365.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Obama would only be a partial owner in what is anticipated to be the greatest transaction in NBA history; no more information was provided regarding who would be involved in any group with Obama. Basketball is a sport that both Barack Obama and Charles Barkley like. Obama is incredibly well-liked by NBA players and spectators. Even in the GOAT discussion, he chose Michael Jordan above LeBron James.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Sidebar: George Bush bought 11.8% of the Texas Rangers for $606K. <\/p>\n<p>Nine years later, he sold his stake for $14.8M <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/jkfheG6FFe\">pic.twitter.com\/jkfheG6FFe<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Darren Rovell (@darrenrovell) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/darrenrovell\/status\/1272361428268257280?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">June 15, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Obama would not be the first American president to possess an interest in a professional sports team should he join a new Suns ownership group. Prior to becoming president, George W. 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