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NBA legends Shaquille O’Neal and Charles Barkley had some of the most heated battles on the court during their time in the league. However, after retirement, the duo has been entertaining audiences around the world together. Shaq and Chuck, as they are affectionately known, regularly play pranks on each other and banter around. There are also times when some of their pranks cross the line like the time Shaq pulled up behind Barkley half-naked!

Talking on The Steam Room podcast, Barkley revealed an awkward incident involving Shaq. The former NBA champion was half-naked and this drew an interesting response from the crew.

Charles Barkley was startled by an ‘almost naked’ Shaq

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Charles Barkley and Shaquille O’Neal are two of the most prominent names in the world of basketball. Their popularity increased by leaps and bounds with their association with Inside the NBA where they work as analysts.

On the sets of Inside the NBA, the two regularly play pranks on each other. A few weeks ago, Shaq startled Chuck by turning up behind him ‘almost naked’.??

Barkley said, “Shaq thinks he’s got the best body in the world, so he’s always walking around half-naked. About two, three weeks ago, he runs up behind me almost naked and he says, ‘yo man, we got like 12 million hits’. What happened was, I didn’t know he had the camera rolling, and everybody in the room fell out laughing. “

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One of the panelists on the show ended up describing Shaq as the world’s largest 12-year-old. With a 7-foot-1 inches frame, Shaq certainly qualifies for the title of the world’s largest 12-year-old.

Shaquille O’Neal once revealed his motivation while roasting Barkley

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Former MVP Charles Barkley is usually on the receiving end of Shaq’s roasts. During a podcast with popular internet celebrity Logan Paul, the Los Angeles Lakers legend revealed what drove him to lose weight. It is none other than Chuck!

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Shaq Diesel said, “I like to create crazy motivation. I was looking at myself and I had that Charles Barkley retirement body.” This certainly wasn’t taken well by Barkley who is quite defensive about his body.

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