Charles Barkley is still hurting and frustrated.
Nine games into the season, he has yet to play for the Phoenix Suns, and coach Paul Westphal said that Barkley will miss tonight's home game against the Los Angeles Clippers."Charles is still recuperating, and we'll see him when he's healthy," Westphal said on Tuesday.
Barkley, whose injury has been diagnosed as a pulled stomach muscle, flew Tuesday to Salt Lake City to meet with Utah Jazz chiropractor Craig Buhler, The Arizona Republic reported. He apparently was introduced to Buhler by former Suns forward Tom Chambers while traveling with the team there Monday, the paper said.
Barkley said he was frustrated that he's still hurting after spending the summer on a rehabilitation regimen.
"This is just like Solomon's temple," he said of his body. "How many years did it take to build this? It took just two days to tear it down."
Westphal could not say when Barkley will return.