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NBA legend Shaquille O?Neal is one of the most entertaining guys in the NBA. Even when he was playing in the league, he used to pull a lot of pranks on his teammates to lighten the mood. While he was on the court, he was a nightmare matchup for his opponents. Off the court, O’Neal has been one of the coolest guys.

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Some of his teammates have spoken about his antics in the dressing room. Shaq would run with just his underwear on now and then and would football tackle teammates and coaches to make everyone laugh.

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Shaq always tries to make people laugh and has been doing that even after retiring. ‘The Big Diesel’ is a co-host for the “NBA on TNT” show along with NBA legends Charles Barkley, Kenny Smith, and Ernie Johnson. The four-time NBA champion has a close relationship with all of them. And their antics on the show are fan favorites.

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The “NBA on TNT” crew has great chemistry and is one of the most fun basketball shows where you can also get an expert opinion about the games from the legends.

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The roast of Shaquille O?Neal

Shaquille O?Neal and Charles Barkley especially have had many funny moments in the show. The two are great friends and always try to pull each other’s legs during the show. The two can take as much as they can give. During the 2020 NBA all-star week, there was an Inside the NBA Roast special. Comedians Jeff Ross, Jay Pharoah, JB Smoove, and others roasted the hosts of the show.

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During the roast, Pharoah went full throttle with his Shaq impression. Pharoah said, “All my friends are saying mean things. Hurt my feelings. Shaq a big strong man outside. But soft inside. Shaq hates bullies. Everyone is calling Shaq dumb. But Shaq not dumb. I have a doctorate. Charles is the dumb one. Charles probably think a doctorate is a girl doctor. Shaq a boy doctor!”

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Everyone in the place was at splits hearing this, including the Los Angeles Lakers legend who had tears in his eyes from all the laughing. Jay Pharoah has been doing O’Neal’s impressions for so long now.

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The duo of Shaq and Barkley have had many heated arguments on the show. However, that doesn’t keep them from having fun at work. Chuck not winning a ring is a regular theme for both arguments and jokes in the show.

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Bagavathi Eswaran

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Bagavathi Eswaran is a senior NBA writer at EssentiallySports, having a strong passion for the sport since the age of ten. As a former college player, Bagavathi has been following the NBA for more than a decade and has found his calling in writing about the sport. He has used his expertise in covering the NBA, as well as other arenas of the sport, to write more than 1400 articles at ES. Bagavathi's pieces on the increasingly dominant presence of European basketball and those following the journey of women-ballers are particularly noteworthy. Along with being a full-time writer, he is also a part of a group of young coaches groomed as trainers by Junior NBA. Bagavathi has trained players from schools and colleges, as well as underprivileged students who can attend the camps for free.

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