The Man Who Now Has It All: Charles Barkley Is Now Skinny And Is Being Called The Sex Symbol Of Our Generation

There was a lot of talk leading into last night about what Inside the NBA would look like. Would ESPN fuck it up? That was the biggest fear, luckily for at least one night, they stayed away. It started with a promo that included a full minute of Barkley insulting ESPN: 

Honestly, a hilarious promo. Good on them for playing the hits with Barkley. But then we got to the show. It's when Shaq announced to the world that Charles Barkley is the sex symbol of our generation: 

First off, I hate that Charles Barkley is this skinny now. I mean, sure, good for him. Glad he's healthy. But when you have the nickname the Round Mound of Rebounding (a top-10 nickname ever), you gotta stick with it. Don't care for Shaq to be using Barkley's symbol of a sex god being compared to NBA teams, but it's hard to the knock the comparison. But, back to the show real quick, Barkley and the group didn't miss a beat: 

I love the ugly/good personality line. It's very accurate and something that should be applied to shitty teams who sneak into the playoffs because of expansion. Oh, he's also the most influential man in the world with wrestling chiming in on San Antonio: 

So congrats to Chuck. Hall of Famer, all-time player, icon in the broadcasting world, sex symbol. The man has it all.