Charles Barkley has been a lot of things throughout his illustrious career.
He’s been an NBA Most Valuable Player, an 11-time NBA All-Star and the SEC Player of the Year.
He scored more than 23,000 points in the NBA and snatched up well over 12,000 rebounds.
He’s outspoken, opinionated, abrasive, aggressive and at times obscene. He is also clever, funny, entertaining and amusing.
He’s both a big gambler and a horrible golfer. He has had plenty of high-profile friends through the years, including both Michael Jordan and Tiger Woods.
Barkley is all of that and more, but there’s one thing that he’s never been – A WOMAN.
Until today.
Most that follow basketball know that Charles Barkley is successfully dropping a lot of weight recently. During the process, he has a gig with Weight Watchers.
But Barkley’s relationship with Weight Watchers has taken a new and amusing turn, as recently reported by CNBC sports business reporter Darren Rovell, via his Twitter account.
FIRST LOOK: Charles Barkley is down 42 lbs & is in new ads for @WeightWatchers AS A WOMAN http://t.co/c6tGSYcb
— Darren Rovell (@darrenrovell) March 28, 2012
Weight Watchers tells me that the Barkley has a woman photo has not been altered in any way.
— Darren Rovell (@darrenrovell) March 28, 2012
Rovell sent out the following sneak peak of Barkley dressed up like a woman (for the ad).
Quite an image.
You can’t help but wonder if Barkley got any blisters upon wearing those flats, or if he dropped any f-bombs upon wearing them.
Either way, it’s Barkley being Barkley. Love him or hate him, he’s endless entertainment.
Weight Watchers just may have to change its slogan to, “It’s a new – and twisted – day”.
Congratulations to Charles Barkley, the latest WIFE of the WEEK at The Wife Hates Sports – and a cringeworthy one at that.
REV,
Frightening is definitely one word we could use. I was thinking more along the lines of “disturbing”… but hey, to each his own.
Enjoy The Masters… I’m jealous as hell, man. Whatever happened to us going together no matter who got tickets? Uh huh, I’ll remember that! Ha ha…oh well, maybe next year.
Frightening.
J-Dub,
The sad thing is… probably still better looking than some women on Earth.
Pass the eye bleach, please…
J-DUB,
Ha ha, dude…. nice… sit down comedy, right there.
Since when did Jennifer Hudson start hitting the juice?