Barkley thinks ex-boxer Butterbean should play him in 'Space Jam 2'

Charles Barkley has an interesting suggestion for who should play him in the yet-to-be-confirmed "Space Jam" sequel.

Barkley suggested former boxer Eric Scott Esch - better known as "Butterbean" - would be great for the role in an appearance on ESPN's "Mike & Mike" show Tuesday.

"I've gotten a few suggestions about who's gonna play me," Barkley said, according to Aaron Mansfield of Complex. "I thought by far and away, my friends said they were going to get 'Butterbean' to play my part. So we're having a lot of fun with who's going to play who, but one of my friends said they want to get 'Butterbean' out of retirement to play me. I thought that was the funniest thing I've heard since the 'Space Jam 2' rumors."

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"Butterbean" posted a combined record of 77-10-4 over the course of his boxing career. He's currently listed at 5-foot-11 and 425 pounds, while Barkley is 251 pounds.