Rick Mahorn: The REAL reason why Charles Barkley couldn't beat Michael Jordan

NBA Champion & "Bad Boy" Rick Mahorn joins Mo Mooncey & Coach Brendan Suhr to talk all things basketball: from his legendary career to the current NBA - you don't want to miss this episode with Rick being his real, raw, unfiltered self.

0:00 Intro
4:45 What was Brendan Suhr like as a coach?
7:42 Rick Mahorn’s dream post matchups
9:59 How would modern bigs fare in the old NBA?
12:17 A Bob Delaney story
15:13 Playing against - and with - Charles Barkley
18:27 The expansion draft story
21:12 Playing in Italy
24:34 How good are the 2026 Pistons?
28:11 Rick Mahorn on Jalen Duren
29:40 Coaching in the WNBA

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