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Need an emotional palate cleanser?
TryShirley Wangs story for NPRs Only a Gameabout her dads friendship with Charles Barkley.
Lin Wang met Barkley in a hotel bar four years ago.
They got to talking, had dinner, then drank together in the bar afterward.
A rapport was established, the two exchanged numbers.
When Barkleys mother died in June 2015, Wang flew out to be with his friend.
Everybodys like, Whos the Asian dude over there?
I just started laughing.
I said, Thats my boy, Lin.
Lin Wang died of cancer earlier this year.
He kept my dad company.
Barkley said he and Wang mostly bonded over each others children.
