Barkley is on record saying he refuses to contribute to Auburn's NIL fund. On Wednesday, he stood firm on his stance.

“There’s nobody, legal or illegal, who has given more money to Auburn than me,” Barkley told the gathered media. “Let’s get that out of the way, but the notion I’m gonna give them millions of dollars a year, so Auburn can be good at football and basketball is not gonna happen. ...

The NBA legend voices strong opposition to Auburn’s NIL fundraising pressure, calling multi-million-dollar asks “stupid” and unsustainable.