Charles Barkley 1986-87 Fleer rookie autograph. Charles signs, not a ton, but enough. Still, I don’t see a lot of the Round Mound of Rebound for sale all that much. Clearly one of the most influential sets of all time, I love this rookie auto and early signature by him. I’ve toyed around with going to try to make the entire set as I have about 30 big ones already (no Jordan). But in the end, it’s all too expensive of an endeavor to take on!

Going through my collection and found some great memories:

1)  1995 All-Star weekend in Phoenix:  NBA Stay in School event, All Star Saturday Night, and the game on Sunday 🌵🏜

2)  Barkley’s first preseason and regular season games with the Suns after being traded by the 76ers.   Check out that 🍎 sponsorship on the back!

3)  Game 6 of the 1992-93 NBA Finals... Jordan’s final game prior to his first retirement.  Paxson still gives me nightmares 🤯
**the ticket says game 3, but that’s referring to the 3rd game played in Phoenix (6th overall)

4)  “See Michael Jordan” ... one of MJ’s games from his time with the Scottsdale Scorpions back in Oct ‘94 🦂⚾️  I also have stubs from a couple additional MJ games… wish I could remember who the autographs were from!

5)  Dream Team II vs China:  1996 exhibition game prior to the start of the Atalanta Olympics.  Barkley’s final game in Phoenix as a member of the Suns (prior to being traded to Houston) 🏀