Watch Shaq and Charles Barkley try out for True Detective

The casting for season 2 of HBO's hit mystery show True Detective is already done, and fans have already turned their attention to who will take the lead roles for season 3, with Inside the NBA's Shaquille O'Neal and Charles Barkley making themselves early front runners with their powerful audition reels.

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The casting for season 2 of HBO's hit mystery show True Detective is done, and fans have already turned their attention to who will take the lead roles for season 3, with Inside the NBA's Shaquille O'Neal and Charles Barkley making themselves early front runners with their powerful audition reels.

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Watching the two try to keep a straight face while reciting NBA-injected lines from the show is a delight, but the finest moment comes when the two are asked which of the first season's lead actors they will emulate, with Shaq preferring the "sexier" Matthew McConaughey and Barkley conceding that he should go with fellow bald man Woody Harrelson.

- Brendan Maloy