Charles Barkley says he kept Vaseline in his belly button during NBA games so his lips wouldn’t get crusty and reloaded it at halftime Host: “Another hygiene question. You said one time that you kept Vaseline inside your belly button.” Barkley: “Yes. Karl Malone told the story. I filled it up before the game because there’s nothing worse than a person with big lips, and during the game, after you lick your lips a few times, they get all crusty and white.” “So I used to stick Vaseline in my belly button.” Host: “It’s a good place to hide it.” Barkley: “Yeah. And Karl Malone’s the only person told the world. We had him on the show one night. ‘You still keep Vaseline in your belly button?’” “I say, ‘Ernie, go to the next question.’ And he says, ‘Karl, what are you talking about?’ He says, ‘This dude used to keep Vaseline in his belly button.’” “But I did used to keep Vaseline in my belly button because, man, let me tell you something, there’s nothing worse than a dude with big lips and they all white and crusty.” Host: “Wouldn’t it slide out once you start to sweat? The Vaseline just drips out?” Barkley: “No, it stays in there a little bit because you had to reload at halftime.”