WATCH: Charles Barkley Says He Named His Daughter After A Delaware Shopping Mall

Charles Barkley really likes shopping malls — so much so he named his daughter after one.

“Well she’s named after a mall,” the former NBA star said of his 32-year old daughter Christiana on a recent episode of The Steam Room podcast.

“There’s a Christiana Mall in Delaware, that I used to always go by, that’s how she get her name Christiana,” Barkley explained.

“Stop,” Ernie Johnson, Barkley’s podcast and “NBA on TNT” co-host replied. “You named your daughter after a mall? Why?”

“I don’t know,” Barkley answered. “I just like the mall.”

“You’re a mess, man,” Johnson replied in disbelief.

Barkley, spent nine seasons playing professional basketball in Philadelphia — and was an apparent frequent visitor of Christiana Mall located about 35 miles southwest of the Stadium Complex.

Watch above via The Steam Room podcast



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