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Jamal Crawford’s love for the sport keeps him close to basketball. Although now he is retired, Crawford keeps himself busy with his work on sports TV. Recently it was announced that he is coming back to the NBA on TNT and the NBA veteran shared his excitement over it on his social media profile.
Responding to a video of him crossing people while walking into work alongside Shaquille O’Neal and Candace Parker, with a ball in his hand, he said, “Iconic!!!” NBA on TNT welcomed the NBA veteran with the iconic, year-old clip.
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Jamal Crawford joins Shaquille O’Neal on TNT
NBA on TNT posted on X, “Nobody’s safe from @JCrossover😂 He’s back at the desk tonight with @AdamLefkoe, @Candace_Parker and @SHAQ!”. Crawford has previously been part of the show and has also made several appearances on other shows. He has also filled in for Charles Barkley on the iconic TNT show when he could not make himself available. Crawford really enjoyed the experience as an analyst while filling in for someone as relevant and established as Sir Charles.
Iconic!!! https://t.co/5LpjJB4xTY
— 🏁 Jamal Crawford (@JCrossover) January 16, 2024
He said, “I thought popping in for Chuck [Charles Barkley] was really cool. When I did that, I had so much fun. I thought, ‘I can do this.’ Then they hired me full time and now I’m bit by the bug. I want to be better at this than at basketball. I want to be really good at it. I have a lot of work to do, but I’m enjoying it.” There can be more of Crawford on the show and there are several possibilities that can potentially lead to him having a permanent role on the show. When asked about whether he’ll be interested in taking over Kenny Smith’s job once he retires, he said that he’s still learning the trade.
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Crawford said, “Who knows where it takes me. But for me, it’s just about learning every aspect of the business and knowing how things work. I went from hosting ‘Crawford’s Couch’ to doing analyst work to writing different things. I’m learning different aspects of the business, and then going from there”.
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Whether that will come true or not, we’ll know in time. As for now, he is back with the TNT crew, and the Inside the NBA show is in its full glory with the four men who have been at the helm of things for the show for years now.
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