Don't go singing "Chain of Fools" around Sir Charles.

What was Charles Barkley thinking when he agreed to pose in chains for the cover of Sports Illustrated?

A. It was an homage to Aretha Franklin, his favorite singer.

B. He really wants to be governor of Alabama, and he figured the best way to appeal to the average Alabama voter was to remind them of their past.

C. "Wow! A story about me and Jayson Williams in the same issue. I'll have to do something really stupid to upstage him."

D. It was an homage to his favorite Cheryl Tiegs' photo from the SI swimsuit issue.

E. He wanted to kick off his gubernatorial campaign in a way that would turn Jesse Ventura green with envy.

F. Chains make people look skinnier than they actually are.