Charles Barkley: “I got traded to the Lakers—true story. I get a call one morning from my agent: ‘Hey, the Sixers finally pulled the trigger—you got traded to the Lakers.’ And I’m like, ‘Damn, thank you. About time. I can’t wait.’ So, I get my friends together, we go to Fridays on City Line Avenue, and we get blasted. We get blasted, Ernie. He (the agent) says, ‘Let’s meet at 12.’ I’m out of hell. I’m out of purgatory. Around 3:00, my agent calls me again—‘The Sixers pulled out of the deal.’ We got a game that night. I don’t remember the game, but—”Source: YouTube
