>> Stephen: HEY, EVERYBODY, WE'RE BACK HERE WITH CHARLES
BARKY.
CHARLES, THIS YEAR, RETIRED N.B.A. STAR KEVIN GARNET RIGHT
THERE HE GOT A LOT OF PROPS FOR HIS PERFORMANCE IN "UNCUT GEMS."
>> HE WAS REALLY GOOD.
>> Stephen: WHAT ARE SOME OF THE BEST AND WORST PERFORMANCES
OF ATHLETES THAT YOU'VE SEEN IN HOLLYWOOD MOVIES?
I'VE GOT A COUPLE.
>> OKAY.
>> Stephen: WHAT DID YOU MAKE OF LeBRON JAMES IN "TRAIN
WRECK."
>> I ACTUALLY SAW THAT.
THAT WAS REALLY GOOD.
>> Stephen: YES?
>> I'M A BIG AMY SCHUMER FAN.
>> Stephen: YES.
VERY TALENTED.
HOW ABOUT LeBRON.
DID YOU ENJOY LeBRON?
>> LeBRON ACTUALLY DID REALLY GOOD.
THAT WAS ONE OF THE FEW TIMES HE MADE FUN OF HIMSELF.
HE WAS REALLY GOOD.
>> Stephen: HOW ABOUT KAREEM?
>> I THOUGHT KAREEM-- I THOUGHT HE WAS GREAT IN "AIRPORT."
AND WHEN HE STARTED SCREAMING AT THAT LITTLE KIT KID, THAT WAS
HILARIOUS.
>> Stephen: HOW ABOUT TYSON IN "THE HANGOVER."
DID YOU SEE THAT?
>> I DID.
HE WAS REALLY GOOD.
I LIKE MIKE A LOT.
I'VE KNOWN HIM FOR A LONG TIME.
HE WAS GREAT IN "THE HANGOVER."
>> Stephen: LET'S GET DOWN TO SOME SERIOUS ACTING HERE.
HOW ABOUT SHAQ IN "KAZZAM."
>> THAT MAYBE IF NOT ARGUABLY THE WORST SPORTS ACTING JOB OF
ALL TIME.
( APPLAUSE ).
>> Stephen: AND HOW ABOUT YOU IN "SPACE JAM."
( CHEERS AND APPLAUSE )
MOVIE EVER.
( LAUGHTER ) ( APPLAUSE ).
>> Stephen: YEAH.
>> YES.
>> Stephen: UNDOUBT-- UNDOUBTEDLY.
>> YES.
>> Stephen: "SPACE JAM" WASN'T THE FIRST TIME YOU HAD TO
PERFORM, RIGHT?
I UNDERSTAND YOU ACTUALLY HAD TO PUT ON AN ACTING EXHIBITION
DURING YOUR DRAFT.
WHAT YEAR WAS THIS WHEN YOU WERE DRAFTED?
>> '84.
>> Stephen: '84, OKAY.
>> WELL, YOU KNOW, I WAS KIND OF HEAVY IN COLLEGE.
>> Stephen: UH-HUH.
>> SOY WEIGHED ABOUT 295 POUNDS WHEN I WAS IN COLLEGE.
AND THE SIXERS WANTED ME TO GET DOWN TO 285 TO DRAFT ME.
SO I WENT DOWN TO TEXAS AND GOT DOWN TO 285.
AND THEN BACK THEN WE HAD A HARD SALARY CAP.
>> Stephen: FOR THE TEAM?
>> YES.
SO THE SIXERS MADE ME STOP IN PHILLY BEFORE COMING TO NEW YORK
BEFORE THE DRAFT.
SO I GOT DOWN TO 285 POUNDS.
MY AGENT SITS ME DOWN AND HE SAYS, "CHARLES, YOU KNOW, YOU
MIGHT HAVE TO PLAY FOR $75,000 IF YOU GET DRAFTED BY THE SIXERS
BECAUSE OF THE HARD CAP."
I SAID, "DUDE, I DIDN'T LEAVE COLLEGE FOR $75,000.
I COULD HAVE MADE THAT IN COLLEGE."
I'M JUST KIDDING!
( LAUGHTER ) ( APPLAUSE )
SO WE GO OUT, I GOT TWO DAYS BEFORE I HAVE TO GO TO PHILLY.
WE WENT TO DINNER AND I GOT FIVE GRASS LAMBS.
WE WENT OUT AND I GOT TWO BIG PORTERHOUSE STEAKS TWO DAYS IN A
ROW.
AND WHEN I STOPPED IN PHILLY I WEIGHED, LIKE, 305.
( LAUGHTER )
ALL EXCITED, THE SIXERS ARE NOT GOING TO DRAFT ME.
AND THE NEXT THING I HEAR, "THE 76ers DRAFT CHARLES
BARKLEY."
AND IF YOU GO BACK AND LOOK AT THIS AWFUL VIDEOTAPE, I GOT THIS
LOOK ON MY FACE BECAUSE I WANT TO CRY.
( LAUGHTER )
$75,000."
BUT THEY TRADED SOME PLAYERS AND GAVE ME A LITTLE MORE CASH.
>> Stephen: UH-HUH.
>> YES.
>> Stephen: AND WHICH PARENT WERE YOU ACTING?
>> OH, BECAUSE I WAS LIKE-- I WAS REALLY PISSED.
( LAUGHTER ).
>> Stephen: SO YOU HAD TO PRETEND TO BE HAPPY ABOUT IT?
>> YEAH.
WHEN YOU GET DRAFTED YOU HAVE TO LOOK HAPPY.
BUT I DIDN'T LEAVE COLLEGE FOR $75,000.
>> Stephen: CAN I SEE YOU PRETENDING TO BE HAPPY?
( APPLAUSE )
YEAH.
>> Stephen: VERY GOOD, VERY GOOD.
YOU CAN WATCH "MARCH MADNESS" ON CBS AND TURNER STARTING TUESDAY,
MARCH 17.
CHARLES BARKLEY, EVERYBODY!
WE'LL BE RIGHT BACK WITH PETER SARSGAARD.