“Fought Your Big A**”: Amid Potential Break-Up Rumors, Livid Shaquille O’Neal And Charles Barkley Instigate Dispute Over “Scapegoat” NBA Legend On Live TV

One can assure that the NBA on TNT crew is back to its 100% when Shaquille O’Neal and Charles Barkley have a go at each other hilariously. Similarly, when the Phoenix Suns legend Barkley presented his analogy on MVP cadre players, Shaq had to agree to it after taking a blow. Amid his analogy, Chuck proved his point by taking an NBA legend as an example. Notably, he once called the same player a “scapegoat”. Moreover, this happy-go-lucky combination may not sustain longer, as several reports suggest a potential break-up between the duo in the coming season.

The Los Angeles Lakers legend Shaquille O’Neal returned to the TNT show after recovering from his hip-replacement surgery. As the league steps into the last week of the regular season, it’s important for Shaq to return before the postseason. Meanwhile, the analysts are busy picking their regular season MVPs and Barkley provided an exciting analogy involving 2x regular season MVP Steve Nash. 

Shaquille O’Neal grunts as Charles Barkley makes his point

In the recent episode of Inside the NBA, the crew extensively spoke about the potential MVP of this season. Even though Shaq seemed upset, he agreed to Barkley’s unpopular opinion on MVP picks. He said, “Nobody thinks Steve Nash was as good as Kobe and Shaq but during the regular season he was.” As soon as Chuck made his point, Shaq disagreed with the statement by making a noise with his coffee mug. Eventually, he agreed to Chuck.

He said, “Chuck, you lucky I ain’t take my medicine because I would have fought your big a** on that one but I didn’t take my medicine. you’re right, you’re right.” Interestingly, Nash won back-to-back MVPs in 2005 and 2006 over the likes of Kobe Bryant, LeBron James, Shaquille O’Neal and others. While his stats weren’t at the level of some of the other MVP candidates, the Suns were one of the best teams in the league. This helped the Canadian bag two heavily scrutinized MVPs.

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As mentioned earlier, Chuck called Steve Nash a”‘Scapegoat” when he mutually withdrew as the head coach of the Brooklyn Nets team. He blamed the Nets’ then-roster for Nash’s departure from the team.

Shaq -Barkley break-up

A recent report revealed that Barkley could jump to CNN alongside Oprah Winfrey’s best friend Gayle King post this season. Notably, Chuck signed a massive deal with TNT a few months ago. However, both CNN and TNT fall under the umbrella of Warner Brothers Discovery. Amid all these rumors, fans feel that the legendary Shaq-Chuck duo could break up if the news turns out true.

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What do you make of Charles Barkley’s analogy on the MVP race? Who will be the regular season MVP of the 2022-23 season? Let us know in the comments below.