Charles Barkley opens up on 60lb weight loss while on ‘NHL on TNT’

Charles Barkley revealed on Saturday night that he had lost a whopping 60 pounds, with his doctor warning him to improve his health.

Speaking on the ‘NHL on TNT’ pregame show for Game 4 of the Stanley Cup Finals between the Panthers and Golden Knights, Barkley received compliments on his physique before revealing his recent transformation.

“My doctor told me I was fat,” he said. So I lost 60 pounds.”

“She said to me, ‘there are no fat old people, just fat young people… if you don’t get this stuff together, you’re out of it.'”

Known as the “Round Mound of Rebound” during his playing days, Barkley also said he took the drug Mounjaro to lose weight.

Vegas Golden Knights right winger Mark Stone (61) chases the puck against Florida Panthers defenseman Josh Mahura (28)

The NBA Hall of Famer also talked about his upcoming CNN talk show with Gayle King.

The show, which is expected to start this fall according to the networkwill be an “unrestricted view of current issues,” King said in April.

But not everyone is confident that Barkley can pull it off.

“Apparently I’m jumping on the titanic with this new talk show,” he said Saturday. “Everyone keeps saying ‘break down, break down’.”

While more known for his storied NBA career and his spot on “Inside the NBA” (also on TNT), Barkley has been a longtime hockey fan and complimented the sport before the game even started.

“I love you guys’ sport, it’s so great,” he said before mocking “load management” and “super teams” in the NBA.

“I love that you’re only interested in winning the Stanley Cup. And that’s how all sports should be.

Barkley predicted the Panthers would tie the series at 2-2 after winning Game 3.