Barkley pans Hawks, calls Weight Watchers job a 'scam'
Charles Barkley, never one to shy away from controversy, may get more than he bargained for after his off-air comments during Thursday's telecast of the Hawks-Miami Heat game went public.
In a video posted by a Twitter user, the former NBA star holds court during a commercial break, calling his new job as spokesman for Weight Watchers a scam. "I thought this was the greatest scam going, getting paid to watch sports, this Weight Watchers thing is a bigger scam."
He goes on to rip the Hawks. "Man, I can't stand to watch this Atlanta Hawks team play. ... The Hawks ... got nothing but a bunch of nice guys. If I were the Hawks ... I'd try to do anything to get Dwight Howard."
Fellow TNT analyst Reggie Miller chimes in, "He doesn't want to come here."
