- May 21, 2026
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Who would say no to an invitation to the Travis Kelce-Taylor Swift wedding?
Charles Barkley would. And did.
Via Brandon Contes of Awful Announcing, Barkley said on 97.5 The Fanatic that he was invited to the event, but he chose not to go.
"I don’t go to weddings or funerals,” Barkley said. “But I did get an invite, and I politely declined because I thought it was going to be a crap show. I love Travis and Jason, and I’ve only met Taylor one time, but yeah, I did get an invite. But I said, that’s just too much. I just want to hang out and play golf, and I don’t want to dress up and all that other stuff. But I appreciate the invitation. It was pretty special."
The invitation reportedly came with an NDA. And, frankly, it's easy to envision Barkley saying he's not signing any damn NDA.
Generally, I agree with his approach. I rarely go to weddings. And funerals are sad and awkward and stressful but, sometimes, you just have to go. (Especially to your own.)
For Barkley, who is hilarious and blunt and gives no effs and who I could listen to all day long (especially if Shaq is around), there's one way they could have enticed him to show up — they could have added a note in the invitation that the menu will include churros.
Charles Barkley would. And did.
Via Brandon Contes of Awful Announcing, Barkley said on 97.5 The Fanatic that he was invited to the event, but he chose not to go.
"I don’t go to weddings or funerals,” Barkley said. “But I did get an invite, and I politely declined because I thought it was going to be a crap show. I love Travis and Jason, and I’ve only met Taylor one time, but yeah, I did get an invite. But I said, that’s just too much. I just want to hang out and play golf, and I don’t want to dress up and all that other stuff. But I appreciate the invitation. It was pretty special."
The invitation reportedly came with an NDA. And, frankly, it's easy to envision Barkley saying he's not signing any damn NDA.
Generally, I agree with his approach. I rarely go to weddings. And funerals are sad and awkward and stressful but, sometimes, you just have to go. (Especially to your own.)
For Barkley, who is hilarious and blunt and gives no effs and who I could listen to all day long (especially if Shaq is around), there's one way they could have enticed him to show up — they could have added a note in the invitation that the menu will include churros.