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Charles Barkley says he's ready to begin serving his brief jail sentence next month after pleading guilty Monday to charges of drunk driving.
"I always knew I'd have to do time," he told The Associated Press on Wednesday. "It's not something I'm worried about."
The 45-year-old former NBA star pleaded guilty to two misdemeanor charges stemming from his arrest in late December in Arizona. He's set to begin a five-day sentence on March 21.
The basketball analyst must also pay more than $2,000 in fines and attend an alcohol treatment program. Under Arizona law, he'll also be forced to install an ignition interlock device on his vehicles.
"I'm not even thinking about it," he said of the jail sentence. "When it happens, it happens. �I made a mistake and just have to take the beatdown. It is what it is. It's 100 percent my fault."
Barkley was stopped by police Dec. 31 shortly after leaving a Scottsdale nightclub. He was arrested after failing a field sobriety test. He had a blood-alcohol level of .149 percent, nearly twice the legal limit of .08 percent in Arizona.
After a six-week leave of absence, Barkley resumed his studio analyst role for TNT last week. On Monday, Barkley's new television series "The Haney Project" debuts on Golf Channel.
