Charles Barkley has been doing a fantastic job of promoting the NHL of late. He has complimented the grit of players and praised the speed and pace of the sport.
However, Barkley is still very new to the pronunciations of certain names in the league.
Live on air, he hilariously failed to pronounce Sergei Bobrovsky:
A shorter clip:
Sirjay Bobovka is a far cry from Sergei Bobrovsky but you cannot fault Barkley for struggling with the names. Hockey has far more Europeans than basketball which Barkley has been involved with his entire life.
At the end of the day, the positive marketing Barkley does for the league is hard to match and it is figures like him and Snoop Dogg who want to grow the game who will grow it exponentially.
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27 MAI | 73 ANSWERS TNT Panel Getting Roasted for Hilarious Pronunciation of Sergei Bobrovsky Are figures like Barkley growing the game more than the NHL themselves? | ||
Yes | 43 | 58.9 % |
No | 30 | 41.1 % |
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