Philadelphia ? Charles Barkley created a stink a couple of weeks ago when he told fans of the Phoenix Suns that he wanted to be inducted into the Basketball Hall of Fame as a Sun, not a Philadelphia 76er.

Well, that’s not going to happen. According to Hall of Fame rules, its member players enter the shrine representing themselves and are not affiliated with any team. The plaques at the Hall do not show the player in any specific uniform.

The reason is that the Basketball Hall of Fame covers the wide range of basketball, from high school to the pros to international basketball.

Thus, an inductee into the Hall can be associated with multiple teams.

However, Hall rules state an inductee can pick whomever he wants to present him, so if Barkley wants to reward the Suns, he can pick someone from that team as his escort.

Or, after a few rounds of golf this summer in the Philadelphia area, he can go back to rewarding someone from the Sixers.