Los Angeles  - NBA hall of famer Charles Barkley was a free man Monday, after serving 36 hours in jail at for a drunken driving conviction, the Maricopa County Sheriff's Office in Arizona said.

Barkley was not required to wear a jail uniform upon entering the facility Saturday morning. He was given a private tent but no other special treatment, Sheriff Joe Arpaio told the Arizona Republic. The county houses some jail inmates, who are serving sentences of no more than 12 months, in what the sheriff calls Tent City.

Los Angeles  - Charles Barkley did the crime, and now he'll serve his time

Barkley, the Hall of Fame Basketball star turned TV analyst, was sentenced on Monday to 10 days in jail after pleading guilty to two counts of driving under the influence
(DUI), according to Phoenix, Arizona radio station KTAR.

Arrested on New Year's Eve, Barkley also pleaded "responsible" to a third charge of running a red light, near his Scottsdale, Arizona home.

Though the 45-year old Barkley was sentenced to 10 days in jail, beginning March 21, and fined 2,000 dollars, he could have that time cut in half, if he completes an alcohol awareness program.