Top 5 Fatties in the NBA

I'll be upfront with you, this post was inspired by Eddy Curry. Heat fans this year try to justify the signing by saying he's in the best shape of his career, thing is, he was never IN shape. Since I'm rolling with a fat theme here I though I trot out the top 5 fatties from the NBA, NFL, and MLB (starting with Prince Fielder on that one). I did extensive research and here are the unofficial official results, starting with number 5:

5. Glen Davis

You don't get the nickname "Big Baby" for no reason. Let's put in this way: Celtics fans are excited that Brandon Bass can jump more that 6 inches off the ground. Official stats on Big Baby- 6'9" , 290. Hopefully Orlando likes out of shape 4's that can barely get up and down the court. That last sentence was a joke. Sort of.

4. Luke Harangody

I think it's a rule that I must include one Irishman so here is my obligatory ginger. It was hard to find a picture of him in actual NBA action so that can only mean one thing: He's turrible. I hate to be racist, but I blame it on the red hair. He comes in at 6'7" 255. He's here not so much because he's fat, but because he's a redhead and looks goofy.

3. Baron Davis

I didn't want to make this all centers and forwards, and he is hefty by guard standards. He's 6'3" , 220 however he could drop 20 pounds if he shaved the beard. If not for a stretch last year when he got trade to the Clippers and actually tried, people may have thought he was sleepwalking through the entire NBA season. Sleepy all the time? Sounds like a fattie to me.

2. Charles Barkley

I purposely used an extra large picture to show how Sir Charles has packed on the pounds since his playing days. While not technically a player, he is a involved with the NBA through TV so close enough. He's 6'6" 280 and had this quote in 2009 "My doctor told me I was a Happy Meal away from diabetes. I have to get my fat ass back together." He is also turrible at swinging a golf club.

1. Eddy Curry

Finally, who this post was inspired by. If you see reports of Eddy Curry weightloss, don't believe it. At one point in time, people thought the earth was flat. If the earth was flat, it's just because Eddy Curry squished it flat. He has been a waste of space in every one of his stops in the league so far, nothing leads me to believe that Miami will be any different. He checks in at 7' , 320. Ladies and gentleman, fatties unite!