With Inside the NBA having wrapped up its 36-year run on TNT, people across social media are sharing their favorite hilarious clips from its hosts Shaquille O’Neal, Ernie Johnson, Kenny “The Jet” Smith, and Charles Barkley.
The question “What was yall’s favorite @NBAonTNT moment?????” from an account on X prompted the website’s users to post wild moments that still bring laughs to this day.
The four guys who hosted the show — who will reportedly still be together when it moves to ESPN and ABC next season — spent just as much time joking around with each other as they did debating NBA games. In one hilarious moment posted by a viewer, Shaq trips and goes crashing down on the floor after attempting to race Smith to a giant screen behind them. As everyone laughs, Shaq blames Johnson for setting him up.
Another person posted an even wilder moment that doesn’t include any physical hijinks. Barkley hijacked a conversation about hypothetical NBA scenarios to make a joke about the 2019 attack on actor Jussie Smollett attack (which he was convicted of staging, though the conviction was eventually overturned), prompting Shaq to nearly fall out of his chair with laughter.
Bringing it back to basketball, another fan shared the famous clip of Barkley joking that Zion Williamson looks like if he and Shaq had a baby, causing Shaq to, again, convulse with laughter.
Check out some of the other Inside the NBA moments that fans have posted.
On the final episode of Inside the NBA at the conclusion of Game 6 of the Indiana Pacers and New York Knicks playoff series, the guys gave a final sign-off, thanking everyone for watching the TNT show over the years.
When it was Shaq’s turn to address the audience, he promised everyone that their new show will be more of the same viewing experience that everyone’s grown to love over the years.
"Even though the name changes, the engine stays the same," O'Neal said. "To that new network we're coming to [ESPN], we're not coming to eff around. And since it's the last show, I'll say it: We're not coming to fuck around. We're kicking ass, we're taking names, we're taking over."
