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Charles Barkley wants Rob Ford to ‘get his freak on’ at NBA All-Star Game

Former NBA Player Charles Barkley attends the State Farm All-Star Saturday Night during the NBA All-Star Weekend 2014 at The Smoothie King Center on February 15, 2014 in New Orleans, Louisiana. Mike Coppola/Getty Images

Former NBA star and current on-air analyst Charles Barkley told television audiences Thursday night he wants to hang out with Rob Ford at the NBA All-Star game in Toronto next month.

“Forget Wayne Gretzky and Drake. I’m hanging with the mayor. The ex-mayor. He’s got more free time to smoke now,” Barkley said during Thursday night’s segment on TNT.

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“The way I look at it, he’s got more free time to get his freak on.”

Barkley, who has said in the past Toronto is his favourite city in the world, will also apparently spend time in Mississauga.

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“We gonna have so much fun. I’m going to hang out at Mississauga,” said Barkley.

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Ford has yet to respond to Barkley’s open invitation.

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