Basketball: Charles Barkley facing $500,000 gambling debt

Retired basketball star Charles Barkley, left, signs autographs during the Regions Charity...
Retired basketball star Charles Barkley, left, signs autographs during the Regions Charity Classic Pro-Am golf tournament, in Alabama this week. Photo by AP.
A prosecutor says retired NBA star Charles Barkley will face felony charges if he fails to repay a $US400,000 ($NZ532,410) gambling debt to a Las Vegas Strip casino.

Clark County District Attorney David Roger says Barkley will get a chance to make restitution to Wynn Las Vegas to avoid felony bad check charges.

The casino alleges in court documents filed Wednesday that Barkley failed to repay four $US100,000 casino markers, or loans, he received last Oct. 18 and 19.

Barkley played 16 NBA seasons. He's now a basketball analyst for TNT.