Charles Barkley Betrayed by Former Team as Odds in Annual TNT Tradition Tip in Shredded Shaquille O’Neal’s Favor

The NBA season is about to be in full force. Which means it’s time for the best annual tradition ever. We’re talking about TNT’s ‘Racing the Board’ on ‘Inside the NBA.’ With this exciting event looming near, TNT surveyed the odds for the winner. One NBA franchise spread the odds across the Inside Guys except for the one and only Charles Barkley. The players on his former team lacked confidence in Chuck’s footspeed.

Meanwhile, his nemesis Shaquille O’Neal is impressing NBA stars. The two co-hosts are locked in a battle of fitness and TNT’s annual event could decide the winner.

Suns players pick Shaquille O’Neal over Charles Barkley

When NBT on TNT returns alongside the NBA season, we will see the highlight of ‘Inside the NBA.’ ‘Racing the Board’ is when the four Inside Guys run to the screen in the back. The origins are not explainable but it’s often complemented with making fun of Kenny “The Jet” Smith’s sluggish gait.

He’s usually laid back about it but TNT is asking around about who will beat him to the board. The Phoenix Suns players had some suggestions. This too is an annual tradition as NBA players, past and present, place their bets for Racing the Board.

Barkley played for the Suns a decade before Shaq did. You’d think he’d have their loyalty. However, that wasn’t the case.

Bradley Beal picked everyone but Sir Charles to win. “Chuck just… I love you Chuck, but just…” Beal threw in some pitying sounds to summarize. His pick for winner though was Ernie Johnson. For Kevin Durant and Jusuf Nurkic, the odds are in favor of Shaquille O’Neal. “Shaq’s slimming,” Nurkic explained his reasoning. “He might come back to play too.”  

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“He just got longer strides, quick 40 time,” Durant said about Shaq. “Small space, Shaq can cover it pretty quickly.” His analysis isn’t far off either.

Shaq’s trainer, Roc Shabazz showed off his his new ripped body on Instagram since shedding over 55 pounds recently. Big Aristotle is about to strut into the TNT studio as fit as he was when he won four championships.

Shaq and Chuck’s odds to win

When Inside the NBA premieres, Shaq and Chuck are going to pull, ‘New NBA season, New Me’ goals.

Both Shaquille O’Neal and Charles Barkley are on the quest to get healthier. Having shed at least 65 pounds, Barkley had won over O’Neal in that race. But Shaq is the one preparing to flex a shirtless physique.

They’re looking in top shape to race Kenny to the board. He should not be discounted as ‘Racing the Board’ is brutal. Kenny once shoved O’Neal aside the way the dominant center would throw his opponents in his prime. One time, LeBron James was rooting for Barkley and was celebrating his champion.

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This is a bigger nailbiter than a playoff game. Who is your pick for ‘Racing the Board?’