Barkley's 'scam' with Weight Watchers ... or an honest assessment?

We already predicted in today's media column that Charles Barkley wouldn't be doing Weight Watchers very much longer.

Maybe that process was just sped up.

Barkley, doing his prep work before hosting NBC's "Saturday Night Live" this week, thought the cameras, and audio, was off during a time out while covering the Atlanta-Miami game for TNT last night.

They weren't:

How is what Barkley says off the air any different than on the air?

Seriously, this kind of publicity for Weight Watchers is worth its weight in Barkley's trousers.