Charles Barkley flirts with San Antonio women joke again citing Victor Wembanyama - “Only person in San Antonio who can’t gain weight”
Former NBA player and now analyst Charles Barkley continued to flirt with San Antonio women’s body jokes. While breaking down the San Antonio Spurs and the Utah Jazz’s highlights from Tuesday night on national television, Barkley mentioned star Victor Wembanyama in another jab to people in San Antonio’s bodies.
Barkley said this about the 7-foot-3, 235lb Wembanyama,
“You know what’s weird about Wemby? He’s like the only person in San Antonio who can’t gain weight... Hey man, I don’t understand why this the only skinnny person in San Antonio,” Barkley said as the NBA on TNT crew laughed along with him.
The Spurs beat the Jazz 128-115 in Tuesday's game to improve their win-loss record to 10-8. Wembanyama drilled six 3-point shots in the game, finishing with 34 points on 13-of-23 overall shooting. He added seven rebounds, two assists, one steal and three blocks.
Since his rookie season, Wembanyama’s weight increased by 25 pounds, making him stronger to take more contact inside the paint for the Spurs.
This added weight has probably helped him improve his numbers this season, especially as the team has better offensive options this year with the arrival of veterans, Chris Paul and Harrison Barnes, and the development of the Spurs’ young guards Julian Champagnie, and Stephon Castle.
Wembanyama is averaging 23.6 points, 10.0 rebounds, 3.2 assists, 3.6 blocks and 1.3 steals per game, making a solid NBA All-Star case. An All-Star nod would be the first for the former No. 1 pick in only his second season.
Charles Barkley made a similar joke before Wemby got drafted
Charles Barkley made a similar joke even before Wembanyama was drafted by the Spurs in the 2023 draft. On March 2, 2023, Barkley explained how great San Antonio would be for Wemby as the town would help him gain weight.
"I'll tell you what, Victor Wembanyama [will be] great in San Antonio. If he goes to San Antonio, he'll definitely gain some weight. He won't have to worry about being skinny down there. He won't have to worry about being skinny in San Antonio. Hey, Victor, go to San Antonio, they'll put some weight on you," Barkley said.
Barkley’s body-shaming remarks with San Antonio have been a long-running joke. In 2019, he compared women’s bodies in San Antonio to its neighboring city Houston, and in 2021, he called San Antonio women “big.”
In an interview in 2021, Charles Barkley said that TNT management asked him to stop talking about San Antonio anymore, following the body remarks.