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Inside the NBA is officially back for the start of the NBA season, and fans were shocked by Charles Barkley’s slim appearance on the show.
Last year, Barkley shared a conversation with his doctor about losing weight.
“She said to me, ‘There’s no fat old people, only fat young people.’ And she said, ‘If you don’t get this stuff together, you’re not gonna be around.’”
“I want to get my weight down, I’m 61, it’s weird to get old, but I want to be healthy, I’m back to playing golf all the time, I’m back to working out.”
It appears that Barkley listened to his doctor because he looked a lot slimmer for the season debut of Inside the NBA.
The NBA legend credited GLP-1 medication to help him lose weight.
The ‘Inside the NBA’ crew still can’t believe how slim Charles Barkley is. 🏀📺🎙️ #NBA #InsidetheNBA #ESPN https://t.co/0Bw4LTrzpg pic.twitter.com/DP1gx5Srbj
— Awful Announcing (@awfulannouncing) October 22, 2025
Barkley would later declare himself a sex symbol following his stunning weight loss.
Shaq: “That’s last year. Chuck was fat last year. Now look at him. He’s a sex symbol.” 🏀 📺🎙️ #NBA #ESPN #InsidetheNBA pic.twitter.com/Uu7aAfcPi5
— Awful Announcing (@awfulannouncing) October 22, 2025