Charles Barkley Compliments Karl-Anthony Towns’ ‘Good-Looking Feet’

KAT thanked his mom for passing down her foot genes.

May 30, 2025
Inside the NBA cast and KAT
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Charles Barkley said that Karl-Anthony Towns has nice feet.

Barkley sat down with KAT, along with the rest of the Inside the NBA team, after the New York Knicks’ 111-94 win over the Indiana Pacers on Thursday (May 29).

Since KAT was wearing slides without socks after the win, the crew chimed in on the state of the player’s toes.

KAT told Shaquille O’Neal, whose feet look like the Rocky Mountains, that his own toes look better, and Barkley hopped in.

“You’re one of the only basketball player I know that’s got good-looking feet,” he said, with his eyes locked on KAT’s digits. Seemingly taken aback by the compliment, KAT responded by thanking his mother for passing down her foot genes.

Barkley had more to talk about than KAT's feet, though. During the segment, Barkley also asked Towns about his fouls.

“I gotta say something now, I gotta criticize you,” Barkley said. “Yo man, why you be getting these dumb fouls?”

“God only knows,” Towns responded with a grin, prompting Barkley to politely scold him.

“Because when you got your fourth foul, they took you out. [The Pacers] made a run,” Barkley said. “You gotta stop doing that.”

Instead of getting defensive, KAT agreed. “I gotta do a much better job, I gotta do a much better job at that,” Towns responded. He later added, “It hurts our team."

The Knicks are currently down 2-3 in the playoff series against the Pacers. Their next game is on Saturday (May 31).