Charles Barkley interviewed President Obama for NBA All Star Game

WASHINGTON, Feb. 14 (UPI) -- NBA All Star weekend begins on Friday night in New Orleans and even people who aren’t interested in who wins the three-point shootout or skills competition may want to tune in over the weekend to see something that has the potential to be a slam dunk -- Charles Barkley interviewing President Obama.

In a brief clip released ahead of the weekend, POTUS confirms the somewhat strange pairing. "It's going to be a great weekend," Obama says in clip. "And I'll be watching! On TNT!"

The interview will air on Sunday before the All Star Game on TNT.

Following the interview on Thursday, Obama took Barkley for a tour of the snowed-in White House.

Obama is a noted basketball fan, and usually sits for a pregame interview before the Super Bowl.

As it turns out, Sir Charles is a fan of Obama as well. In 2012, Barkley ripped into Obama’s then-presidential opponent Mitt Romney during a broadcast. “Mitt Romney, listen man,” Barkley said. “We’re gonna beat you like a drum in November. Don’t take it personally. I like you, you seem like a nice guy. But you’re going down, bro.”

[Politico]