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Training camp for the 2008-09 NBA season begins Oct. 5 and Baron Davis hopes to quickly shed the extra pounds gained during the off-season with the help of Jenny Craig.
People magazine is reporting that the 6' 3" L.A. Clippers guard has signed on as an official spokesman for the weight loss program after being encouraged to use the program by his friend and fellow spokesperson, Queen Latifah.
"I know Queen Latifah, and when I saw her out there using it, I thought maybe I could use it, too, to work on my health and fitness goals and inspire others," he tells People.
Davis admits that he got a little carried away with calories over the summer, especially when it came to Mexican food.
"I go to Pinches Tacos in L.A., start with a carne asada burrito, and work my way down the menu," he says. "In the off-season, it's kind of hard to maintain day-to-day. I don't want to get up and cook. And when I pig out, I'm the type of person where there's no limit to what I can do."
Despite some initial ribbing from friends when he signed up for the plan, Davis says he's inspired some of them to join, too.
"They were like, 'Huh? Why is Jenny Craig in your fridge? Why are you eating this?' But then I'd be at a friend's house and have my weekly check-in call, and they saw how serious I was about it and it helped."
While he won't reveal how much weight he's lost on Jenny Craig until a press conference in L.A. on Friday, Davis says he feels "great" and has "a lot more energy."
