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Can someone tell Shaquille O'Neal that just because the NBA on TNT will end after this season does not mean he can go around and break things on the set of Inside the NBA. (TNT will no longer have the NBA next season, but the popular analyst show will be back on ESPN and ABC next season).
Last night, during the American Express Halftime Report of the game between the Orlando Magic and the Milwaukee Bucks, the shenanigans were at an all-time high.
The former Orlando Magic center tried to race Kenny Smith to the show's big video board, the analyst desk.
Shaquille O'Neal
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"Oh, he got me," Smith said as Shaq made the extra effort to get to the video board.
Unfortunately, when O'Neal put his hand on the touch screen, it glitched out a bit, making some replay footage of the first half appear slightly wonky.
SHAQ BROKE THE BIG BOARD ? pic.twitter.com/sb7EbxrPDx
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The studio erupted in laughter.
The retired NBA star's move caused the show's main logo to be out of sync for the remainder of the broadcast.
The 52-year-old NBA Champion would try to fix the screen by throwing a small basketball at it, but it only made the situation worse. Despite the laughter in the studio last night, somewhere at Warner Discovery, there's an engineer and maybe a network executive who isn't happy about the matter.
This moment only adds to the great chemistry and hilarious moments the team behind the desk at this show have had over the years.
We're definitely happy they're sticking around, even if it's at another network.