NBA World Reacts To The Charles Barkley, Shaq Beef
CLEVELAND, OH - FEBRUARY 19: NBA on TNT analysts, Shaquille O'Neal, Ernie Johnson Jr.,Kenny Smith and Charles Barkley talk with CJ McCollum #3 of the New Orleans Pelicans during State Farm All-Star Saturday Night on Saturday, February 19, 2022 at Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse in Cleveland, Ohio. (Photo by Austin Janning/NBAE via Getty Images)
Real or fake, there's been some ongoing beef between Charles Barkley and Shaquille O'Neal this postseason.
The two former NBA stars, who co-host Inside The NBA together on TNT, have been going back and forth about a number of topics during the playoffs.
Things have gotten heated at times.
It's certainly been must-watch television.
Earlier this week, Barkley joked (?) that while he's friends with Ernie Johnson and Kenny Smith, he hates Shaq.
"I'm friends with Ernie [Johnson] and Kenny [Smith]. I hate Shaq. I really hate him a lot," Barkley told Joe Buck.
In reality, Barkley and O'Neal are probably really close friends that are able to joke around with each other - and often have heated debates.
The viewers are better for it.
