supergenius
01-16-2006, 06:29 PM
Barkley, Hoover bar patron in scuffle
As far as Charles Barkley bar fights go, a brief Sunday night scuffle at On Tap in Hoover between the basketball great and another patron likely won’t make any record books.
The former Auburn and NBA basketball star, along with two friends, was in the bar long enough only to get a Corona before a tussle erupted.
“A couple of chairs and tables got knocked over, but it was over and done in about two minutes,” bar owner Kevin Lather said Monday.
Lather said he didn’t know the specifics of the altercation, but said employees told him it was a minor incident. Hoover police were called, he said, but no one was arrested or injured. Efforts to reach police for comment were unsuccessful.
Barkley has been arrested after bar fights from Cleveland to Milwaukee to Orlando, but never convicted or even found liable in civil suits.
Lather said Barkley is a regular— and valued— customer. He also is an obvious target, especially for the occasional bar patron who has had one too many.
“The MO is Charles Barkley walks into a place and people get snotty with him,” Lather said. “I would hate to be Charles. It happens to him a lot.”
RTR
As far as Charles Barkley bar fights go, a brief Sunday night scuffle at On Tap in Hoover between the basketball great and another patron likely won’t make any record books.
The former Auburn and NBA basketball star, along with two friends, was in the bar long enough only to get a Corona before a tussle erupted.
“A couple of chairs and tables got knocked over, but it was over and done in about two minutes,” bar owner Kevin Lather said Monday.
Lather said he didn’t know the specifics of the altercation, but said employees told him it was a minor incident. Hoover police were called, he said, but no one was arrested or injured. Efforts to reach police for comment were unsuccessful.
Barkley has been arrested after bar fights from Cleveland to Milwaukee to Orlando, but never convicted or even found liable in civil suits.
Lather said Barkley is a regular— and valued— customer. He also is an obvious target, especially for the occasional bar patron who has had one too many.
“The MO is Charles Barkley walks into a place and people get snotty with him,” Lather said. “I would hate to be Charles. It happens to him a lot.”
RTR