Barkley has been a vocal member of the Republican party for decades, it was only recently that he distanced himself. He's still clearly conservative.
You want intelligent hot takes from a black athlete, look up Kareem Abdul Jabbar.
Edit: Trump has met with black celebrities (Kanye) and prominent members of the black community (see: all HBCU leaders in his office). He was only interested in the photo op. His campaign turned down every single invitation to have a dialogue with the black community in 2016. Every. Single. One.
And most of them come away saying Trump listened and agreed with them. He's a coward that won't confront anyone in person and will just nod along to what they're saying. It's worthless trying to engage him.