NBA Hall of Famer Charles Barkley has admitted to a bizarre post-game routine during his playing career.
The 60-year-old sports broadcaster had Kenny Smith in stitches on Friday as he explained how he used to shower fully clothed after games.
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And Barkley's reasoning? There wasn't enough time to do the laundry.
In the thick of March Madness, Barkley was speaking on TNT's Road To The Final Four when he explained how "when I first got to the NBA we flew commercial.
"So when you played the night before and flew the next morning.
"When were you exactly going to get your uniform cleaned? You had to wash your uniform yourself.
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"So after the game when you got to your room, you took a shower in your uniform, dried it, and jumped on the commercial airline the next morning."
Fellow analyst and ex-NBA star Smith couldn't believe what he was hearing, rebuffing Barkley multiple times by claiming "you're making this up."
Smith also claimed, "no one in their right mind has ever done that."
And when Clark Kellogg suggested that "you could actually clean it without showering in it, Barkley was ready with a response: "No, but its easier to do it that way."
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This was too much for Smith, Kellogg, and Greg Gumbel who immediately burst out laughing.
Fans loved this hilarious moment, with one taking to Twitter to comment: "Keep in mind that he's sitting next to 2 people who played college basketball in more or less the exact same time period lol"
Another said: "When Kenny said, "wait timeout" you knew from that moment on Chuck was on a slippery slope downhill.
"It was only a question of how bad was the end gonna be."
While one said: "National treasure! Chuck is the best"
Barkley enjoyed a successful sixteen-year career in the NBA, playing for the Philadelphia 76ers, Phoenix Suns, and the Houston Rockets.
Named the league's MVP in 1993, he was an eleven-time All-Star and a five-time First-Team All-NBA.
He's worked as an analyst since retiring in 2000.
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