Charles Barkley never wanted to be traded to Houston?

Don't gaslight the fans who have a memory that goes back more than five minutes, or who have access to the Google machine.

Charles Barkley says he never wanted to be traded and was shocked it happened.

Uh, what now?

From the Tampa Bay Times, way back in 1996:

Come on, man. You can express regret, but don’t lie to us.