MIAMI - Charles Barkley AKA The Fat Bro was grinning from ear-to-ear as he bet on the Miami Heat to defeat the Indiana Pacers in the decisive game 7 of the best of 7 Eastern Conference Championship.
The Heat had no trouble disposing of the Pacers as they beat them 99-76.
According to Sports Balls Illustrated Daily, Barkley had made a $2.3 million dollar bet with the Indianapolis law firm of Crillacrown, Burlywood, & Carpowitz.
The three attorneys are die hard Pacers fans who this NBA season managed to win a total of $7.1 million betting on the Pacers.
Barkley recently won $1.28 million when he picked the winner of The Kentucky Derby, Orb.
Sir Charles, as his wife calls him, said that now that his TNT analyst job is finished for the year, he and Mrs. Barkley will be heading down to the Bahamas for a much needed vacation.
Charles is obsessed with betting and he has been known to make bets on the weather, political elections, and even on the amount of a certain food that he can eat.
In A Related Story. LeBron James gave Charles the white headband he wore in the seventh game. He autographed it: To The Fat Brutha - If you keep on eating the way you are, you are going to get bigger than a New Year's Tournament of Roses Parade float.
