During his playing days, Charles Barkley was one of the most intimidating players in the NBA. His sheer presence, especially inside the paint, punishes opposing big men as he had a unique combination of a muscular frame with a lot of heft.

Now that Barkley is retired, it's already a different story as he has gained a lot of weight. Gone are the days of him working out regularly during a season's grind, and he's now regularly seen sitting down in front of cameras inside the TNT studios.

That said, the former MVP has been the subject of a lot of ridicule from fans, specifically on social media platforms, because of his size. On Thursday, the Inside the NBA crew decided to show him a tweet posted by Twitter user “BigBabyJonathan” who hilariously claimed that Barkley will choose a Krispy Kreme donut if he was in LeBron James or Stephen Curry's position to choose their teammates for the All-Star Game.

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The 54-year-old did not waste time in firing back at his critic, telling the fan to ask himself the same question as he is also on the heavy side. Barkley was fired up and even demanded that the crew show the tweet again for the audience to catch another glimpse of the fan's display photo.

Barkley has always been known to be very vocal, even during his time as a professional player. Now that he is getting paid to give his analysis on games, he gets to speak more in public and has made a name for himself as someone who does not hold back in sharing his thoughts about basketball or different topics.