"Some Stevie Wonder, some Luther Vandross, but I'm gonna do Zac Brown, ' The Man Who Loves You The Most,' " he added. I'm just so excited for her because it's her special day."Ĭharles thought long and hard about what song he'd like for the father-daughter dance, sharing some options with Kimmel. "I'm so excited for her and my future son-in-law. "My only child, the most important thing in my life, is getting married Saturday," Charles explained to Jimmy Kimmel about why he was happy to do it. Charles skipped his commentating job for the NBA's All-Star Weekend to escort her. Johnny Nunez/WireImage Travis Best, Charles Barkley and Maureen Blumhardt Barkley attend Best in the City 2 at Pazzo Ristorante in August 2010Ĭhristiana and Hoffman tied the knot on March 6, 2021, at the Andaz Scottsdale Resort and Bungalows.Īccording to The New York Times, Christiana wore a sleeveless Reem Acra gown and walked down the aisle alongside her father, holding a bouquet of white and peach flowers. "I said, 'I love you, I want to marry you, I don't feel right about proposing with a ring pop,' " he recalled, and Christiana said yes. However, that wasn't the case, and Hoffman took out a diamond ring. "I thought he was making fun of me for even suggesting the ring pop, and that he was going to say something along the lines of, 'It's not going to happen today, but it will be soon,' " she told the outlet. The moment happened after Christiana commented on a man on TV proposing with a Ring Pop, and Hoffman decided to include it in their engagement. "That's not something that happens all the time."Īlthough proposal plans were delayed due to the start of the COVID-19 pandemic in the U.S., Hoffman got down on one knee on May 15, 2020. "I remember being really emotional about it," Charles told The New York Times about being asked for his daughter's hand in marriage. Mitchell Layton/Getty Charles Barkley on air before the NCAA Men's Basketball Tournament Final Four championship game between the Connecticut Huskies and the San Diego State Aztecs on Apin Houston, TexasĬhristiana's longtime boyfriend and the founder of DemandByte, Ilya Hoffman, asked Charles for his blessing while visiting him and Maureen in Scottsdale, Arizona, for Christmas in 2019. In 2021, The New York Times reported she was the director of writing and senior account manager at a college consulting company called The Koppelman Group. She didn’t even want to come to the game because she didn’t want to jinx the game," he told USA Today in 2016.Īfter graduating from the Pennsylvania school, Christiana returned to the classroom at the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism in New York City, where she earned her master's in 2017, per her LinkedIn.Ĭhristiana now uses her writing skills to help students get into their dream schools. “She’s been going to a Villanova bar in New York City every game. According to Charles, she enjoys watching the team's NCAA games and rooting for them in every way she can, including skipping matches. They want to fly around on your private jet so they never disagree with you.AP Photo Charles Barkley, Christiana Barkley and Maureen Blumhardt watch as his number is retired on March 30, 2001Ĭhristiana attended Villanova University from 2007 to 2011 and is still a proud Wildcat. “One thing about being famous is the people around you, you pay all their bills so they very rarely disagree with you because they want you to pick up the check. Getty filesīut prior to taking the team’s reigns, the former Chicago Bulls superstar was a minority investor with final say on all decisions on the hardwood.īarkley said in 2012: “I think the biggest problem has been I don’t know if he has hired enough people around him who he will listen to. The friendship was obliterated in 2012 when Sir Charles said on an ESPN radio interview that Jordan’s performance as an NBA executive was not up to par.īarkley pointed out that at the time, Jordan was the majority owner of the Charlotte Hornets (then Bobcats) and the woeful squad boasted the NBA’s worst record at 4-29. And I love the dude like a brother and we’re both stubborn and we haven’t talked.” And we haven’t spoken in probably almost 10 years. “I try to surround myself with people like, ‘hey, if I’m screwing up, please tell me.’ And Michael got offended about something I said about him. In this May 7, 1995, file photo, Chicago Bulls guard Michael Jordan (45) and forward Scottie Pippen (33) walk back to the bench during a timeout in the closing seconds of an NBA basketball playoff game in Orlando.
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