By Alek Arend For years Charles Barkley has lashed out at Skip Bayless. He even once said he hates the sports analyst “more than life itself.” However, Bayless hasn’t paid much attention to Barkley over the years. That changed on Thursday. Bayless finally responded to the NBA legend this week and said he’s a fan of Barkley. “This 15-year onslaught has amazed me, it has amused me, but it has always confounded me because for the life of me, I have no idea why exactly Charles wants to [hurt] me. … I don’t know Charles Barkley,” Bayless said. “I’ve never had a single conversation with Charles Bark…