Let a little light into your world with this moving story about Charles Barkley’s friend

Here I am, sitting at my work desk on a Saturday and sobbing uncontrollably.

The social media savvy among you might be noticing a lot of posts mentioning a story about former NBA star Charles Barkley and his friend, Lin Wang. I’m here to tell you that you should listen to all this unasked-for advice and read that story.

It’s from WBUR, a Boston public radio station. Wang’s daughter, Shirley, sat down and described her dad’s unusual relationship with Barkley in an appearance on the station’s weekly Only A Game sport show, which aired Friday. (It’s available in both audio and text form.) Read more…

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