NBA Hall of Famer Charles Barkley spent the first eight years of his NBA career with the Philadelphia 76ers, and Sir Charles said on Thursday's TNT pregame show that he “played with some damn bums in Philly.”

As we all know, Barkley is very outspoken and will never mince his words. It's one of the reasons he's one of the funniest personalities on television.

In his eight seasons with the Sixers, Charles Barkley averaged 23.3 points, 11.6 rebounds, and 3.7 assists per game. He shot 57.6 percent from the field, 24.1 percent from beyond the 3-point line, 73.3 percent from the free-throw line, and was a five-time All-Star.

The Sixers made the playoffs six times in Barkley's eight years with the team. During his first campaign in Philly, Barkley played with Julius Erving, Moses Malone, and Maurice Cheeks, three players who are in the NBA Hall of Fame. However, Erving was nearing the end of his career and wasn't the superstar player he was when he was younger, and Malone was 30-years-old.

Erving was no longer on the team in the 1988 season. The team finished 46-36 that year, with Barkley averaging 25.8 points per game. That next leading scorer was center Mike Gminski, who posted 17.2 points per game.

The point Charles Barkley was trying to make is that it's easier to play with a superstar player when you're not that talented. Barkley said he was tired every night during his days in Philly because he had to carry the load every game.