I'm thinking about some day dedicating a full slate of blog entries just to Charles Barkley. There is just no end to the richness that is the Round Mound of Rebound.

As some readers of this blog know, I spent a couple of weeks in Las Vegas earlier this month on vacation but also covering the World Series of Poker, a UFC card and playing in a baseball board game tournament. I also happened to run into Barkley twice. Now right here I want to say that this should not be construed as a unique experience. Spending two weeks in Vegas and running into Sir Charles a couple of times is like saying you spent two weeks in Las Vegas and bumped into a slot machine. The guy is all over the place and he's hard to miss.

But today comes word of a nice-guy Barkley story as reported by a Philadelphia newspaper that the NBA star-TV commentator-blackjack player is helping to finance the education of a busboy at a South Philly restaurant so that the man can pursue his teaching degree at Temple University. While the largesse may seem particularly special, it's not so unusual for Barkley. He has donated at least $3 million to schools and education in his home state of Alabama.

But we don't want to get all syrupy-sweet here so to poke a little fun, we bring you some classic Barkley on the golf course displaying what is truly the most awkward golf swing in the long history of the game -- and Tiger Woods mocking him. Here's acknowledging the SportsByBrooks blog where we first noticed the Barkley story.