Main Photo: Charles Barkley speaks at the podium prior to his sculpture being unveiled at the Philadelphia 76ers training facility in Camden, N.J., Sept. Former NBA basketball player Charles Barkley may be a legend on the court, but to his daughter, Christiana Barkley, hes 'dad.' Charles and his wife, Maureen Blumhardt, welcomed their only child. “It’s going to be a welcome addition to my family.” “I love his family, they are amazing people, they’ve been living in Long Island for a long time,” he said. Kimmel asked if Barkley sees himself as comfortable enough with Hoffman’s family to “hang out” with. I don’t understand how insulting another group helps our cause,” he said at the time. For over thirty years, the couple has stayed together and lived their lives. At a time when interracial marriages were not the norm in the United States, Maureen Blumhardt took the bold step of marrying the love of her life, African-American NBA superstar Charles Barkley. The wedding comes nine months after Barkley publicly condemned antisemitism expressed by some Black athletes and entertainment figures last summer. Maureen Blumhardt The Revealing Truths About Charles Barkley’s Wife. Hoffman is a graduate of the University at Albany who also studied at Baruch College in New York City and speaks Russian, according to his LinkedIn profile. The wedding reportedly will take place in Phoenix, where the basketball star spent part of his career and the rules about gatherings during the coronavirus pandemic are relatively relaxed. “It’s like I’m a soldier, all hands on deck.”Ĭristiana Barkley, a Columbia Journalism School graduate and the basketball legend’s only daughter with wife Maureen Blumhardt, is marrying Ilya Hoffman, founder of the digital marketing company DemandByte, this weekend. She was raised in New York City where she attended school before moving to Radnor Township, Pennsylvania to pursue college studies at Villanova University in 2007. Cause I can only get so skinny by Saturday, man,” Barkley said. Christiana Barkley was born in 1989 to former professional basketball player Charles Barkley and his wife Maureen Blumhardt. “Listen, I need all Jewish people on deck, brother. Christiana Barkley was born in the USA in 1989 she is popular for being the daughter of Charles Barkley, a famous basketball player, and began attracting the media’s attention after her controversial photos were leaked on the internet. The former power forward, listed at 6-foot-5 in programs, was once known as the “Mound Round of Rebound” for his prowess on the boards and chunky physique. “I’ve been really working out hard because apparently they’ve got to pick me up in a chair,” Barkley told Jimmy Kimmel on his talk show Tuesday night, March 2, about the most harrowing feature of the traditional celebratory Jewish dance. He’s just a little worried about the hora. (JTA) – NBA Hall of Famer Charles Barkley is looking forward to his daughter’s wedding to a Jewish entrepreneur.