Chapter 24 Best Friend_2

Before Barkley's good brother Rick Mahorn was also traded to the Pistons in exchange for Donaldson.

During the playoffs, Barkley ran into trouble again—this time with his younger brother, Darryl Barkley.

Out of jealousy, Darryl grew increasingly dissatisfied with his brother's success, and he even refused to watch his brother's games on TV.

He told reporters that he was born with congenital heart hypertrophy, so he couldn't have the athletic ability that Charles had; otherwise, he would have been a basketball star too.

Darryl dropped out of high school, attended a vocational school for a year, and then hit a wall trying to find work; he started using drugs to numb himself.

In May 1989, Darryl Barkley was arrested by the police for trafficking cocaine.

Barkley's mother and grandmother demanded that Darryl get tested, and if he tested positive for banned substances, they would kick him out of the house.