“He’s a Big Old Shrek Look Alike”: Charles Barkley Cleared All Doubts on Relationship With Shaquille O’Neal in 2018

Shaquille O’Neal and Charles Barkley have shared a complicated relationship over the years as NBA analysts after their retirement from the league. While the two joke around and prank each other on TNT’s Inside the NBA, the two NBA legends have often gotten involved in heated debates with each other. However surprisingly, after the riled-up discussions, Shaq and Barkley always get back on good terms with each other. As a result, fans often wonder about the reality of their relationship. Back in 2018, Charles Barkley cleared all the doubts about his bond with Shaquille O’Neal in a sarcastic fashion.

Charles Barkley joined host Jimmy Fallon on The Tonight Show in 2018. During the show, Fallon asked the 11-time All-Star if he and Shaquille O’Neal actually hated each other. However, a hilarious response from Barkley left the fans laughing their hearts out.

Barkley opens up about his relationship with Shaquille O’Neal

During an appearance on The Tonight Show, Jimmy Fallon suggested to Barkley that his and Shaq’s relationship was a bit tricky. However, Charles Barkley claimed that it was not as tricky as it seemed to be. The Phoenix Suns legend joked, “It’s not tricky. I hate him.” The revelation from Barkley left the crowd and the host Jimmy Fallon bursting into laughter.

While describing Shaquille O’Neal, Charles Barkley said, ‘He’s a bully.’ In response, Fallon suggested, “Ohh c’mon! No, he is not.” Further, Barkley continued, “He’s a bully. He thinks because he is big, he’s a big old Shrek look-alike. He thinks he can just talk down on people.”

Moreover, Barkley expressed his frustrations about Shaq’s comments and his arguments with the Big Diesel while having basketball conversations on Inside the NBA. Barkley stated, “We try to have a civil basketball conversation, and he is like, ‘Well, you ain’t won no championship.’ I’m like, ‘We can still have a basketball conversation, Shrek.”

Further, Barkley took the funny revelations about his feelings towards Shaquille O’Neal to the next level by claiming that did not want to work with Shaq. Barkley said, “Jimmy! I’m faking it. If they didn’t pay me, I wouldn’t work with the goof.”

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The comment from the NBA analyst left the crowd laughing as Fallon could not control his joy either. While Barkley and Shaq have had numerous fights over the years, the NBA legends continue to stay friends and work together. Meanwhile, Shaq ended up making an embarrassing claim about Barkley in a video that was played on the show.

Shaq embarrasses Barkley on The Tonight Show

In the video, Shaquille O’Neal took a dig at Barkley by claiming that his sources had revealed that the Suns legend did not wear underwear when he went Live on TV. Shaq asked, “How come you don’t wear drawers?”

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After Shaq’s embarrassing question, Barkley joked about burning down all his underwear a decade ago, leaving the crowd in splits. What do you think of Shaq and Barkley’s relationship? Let us know in the comments below!