Charles Barkley Caught On Tape Calling Weight Watchers A ‘Scam’

By theGrio.com

From CBS Sports: The man once known by the nickname “The Round Mound Of Rebound” has been waging a very public battle against his waistline. As a celebrity endorser of Weight Watchers, NBA Hall of Famer and TNT commentator Charles Barkley has sung the weight loss program’s virtues during a nationally-televised ad campaign.

Caught on a live microphone during the first quarter of Thursday night’s Miami Heat vs. Atlanta Hawks broadcast, though, Barkley offered a different take, calling the money he earns from the endorsement a “scam” while joking with Reggie Miller and Kevin Harlan off the air. In fairness, he was comparing it to the relatively easy money he makes as an NBA analyst.

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