NBA analyst and former player Charles Barkley mocked former Major League Baseball player Sammy Sosa on an NBA telecast on November 12, 2009. Barkley poked fun at Sosa's lightened skin, which the slugger blamed on a skin rejuvenation treatment. During one segment, Barkley had powder applied to his face, jokingly saying he wanted to be white too.http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GoDCn2WF_ew
Charles Barkley Mocks Sammy Sosa
On TNT's NBA telecast Charles Barkley mocks Sammy Sosa's lightened skin which Sosa blamed on a "skin rejuvenation" procedure.
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Fast Facts
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Sammy Sosa appeared recently with skin much lighter than he had in the past
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A spokesperson for Sosa says he was undergoing a "rejuvenation process" for his skin
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Sosa says that a picture of him taken in Las Vegas is deceiving because of the lighting in the picture
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Sosa had three 60-plus home run seasons and seven all-star appearances
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Barkley was the 1993 NBA MVP
