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Charles Barkley Had Savage Line About Shaq’s Weight During Pelicans-Thunder Halftime Show

Andy Nesbitt

Charles Barkley did not hold back on his good friend, Shaquille O’Neal.
Charles Barkley did not hold back on his good friend, Shaquille O’Neal. /

One of the best things about the NBA playoffs is that we get Charles Barkley, Shaquille O'Neal and the rest of the Inside the NBA crew in our lives more often for a few months.

They were hard at work during Sunday's slate of playoff games and once again they didn't disappoint, with one segment going viral thanks to Barkley ripping his close friend Shaq over his weight. The two were getting heated, as they tend to do, when Barkley decided to go in on his good buddy.

This whole bit is hilarious, including Kenny Smith learning something new about a medication that people are using to lose weight:

Never change, fellas.

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Andy Nesbitt
ANDY NESBITT

Andy Nesbitt is the assistant managing editor of audience engagement at Sports Illustrated. He works closely with the Breaking and Trending News team to shape SI’s daily coverage across all sports. A 20-year veteran of the sports media business, he has worked for Fox Sports, For the Win, The Boston Globe and NBC Sports, having joined SI in February 2023. Nesbitt is a golf fanatic who desperately wants to see the Super Bowl played on a Saturday night.

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