“There’s nobody, legal or illegal, who has given more money to Auburn than me,” Barkley told the gathered media. “Let’s get that out of the way, but the notion I’m gonna give them millions of dollars a year, so Auburn can be good at football and basketball is not gonna happen. ...

Former Auburn Tigers basketball star and NBA legend turned media personality Charles Barkley never holds back. A five-time Emmy Award winner for Outstanding Sports Personality, Barkley is a household name well after his playing days as part of a four-man panel with the hit show NBA on TNT.

Barkley is on record saying he refuses to contribute to Auburn's NIL fund. On Wednesday, he stood firm on his stance.