Charles Barkley is losing weight for his daughter'swedding so that he can participate in the hora.- The hora is a traditional
Jewish celebratory dance in which party guests are lifted in a chair. - Barkley — known as "the Round Mound of Rebound" — is 6-foot-6 and roughly 250 pounds.
Charles Barkley is looking forward to his daughter's wedding this weekend, but he's a little worried about one aspect of the ceremony.
In an appearance on "Jimmy Kimmel Live!" this week, the basketball Hall of Famer and current host of "
The 6-foot-6, 250-pound Barkley and his family, are expected to participate in the hora - a traditional Jewish celebratory dance in which party guests are lifted in a chair - with Hoffman, who is Jewish, and his family.
"Listen, I need all Jewish people on deck, brother," Barkley said. "Because I can only get so skinny by Saturday, man. It's like I'm a soldier, all hands on deck."
Aside from his understandable anxiety surrounding his upcoming chair-hoist, the 11-time
"Hopefully, this'll be the only one, too," Barkley said. "I promised [my daughter] this; this has to work because this is the only one I'm paying for."
Check out Barkley's full interview with Kimmel below: