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Charles Barkley Has Never Watched $7.7 Billion Franchise Harry Potter Leaving Shaquille O’Neal and Co. in Utter Disbelief

Published 02/10/2023, 9:10 AM EST

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Inside the NBA crew was back on the air, to sum up one of the wildest weeks in league history. They spoke about LeBron James’ historic night while Kenny Smith took Shaquille O’Neal and Co. through his experience in the stands when James took a shot at history. Following this, the panel weighed in on trade deals that shook the NBA world and gave their two cents about what would work for different teams. They spoke to Giannis Antetokounmpo and questioned him about the All-Star game. As usual, the episode was filled with roasts, laughter, and silly digs.

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Toward the show’s end, Shaq took the viewer through the Shaqtin’ A Fool segment. However, before this segment, Charles Barkley confessed one thing, leaving Ernie Johnson and the rest in disbelief. 

Charles Barkley confesses to Shaquille O’Neal and co

Before passing the center stage to Shaq, Ernie had a question for Chuck. He asked if he was a Harry Potter movie series fan. Chuck replied, “I am not a teenager, Ernie. I have never seen Harry Potter.” The confession left the entire studio in chaos.

Kenny was the first to respond. In a tone filled with surprise, he questioned if Barkley had at least seen the first movie. The NBA Legend blatantly denied and claimed that the movie series was for kids. Kenny denied this claim and said, “No, it is not.” Ernie chimed in with a “come on now” and stated that he had watched the first movie, Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone.

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Following this, the Big Aristotle claimed that since Barkley was a grandfather, he would soon be forced to watch the movie. He said, “You and little Henry are going to watch it.” 

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Chuck replied, “It wouldn’t be Harry Potter when little Henry grows old enough to watch it. It will be something else.” With that said, Kenny quickly stated that no one was going to talk “about little Henry tonight”.

The studio broke into a series of laughter while Shaq rolled back his head and laughed out loud. With this transpiring, Barkley warned the panel. He said, “Hey, hey, you better leave my little man alone.” Smith responded by promising to leave Barkley’s grandson Henry out of the conversation.

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Subsequently, Ernie asked Shaq to “bail” the crew out of this discussion with a little assistance from his segment Shaqtin’ A Fool. 

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Shriya Rajachandra

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Shriya Rajachandra is an NBA writer for EssentiallySports. She earned a bachelor's degree in Journalism, Psychology, and Communicative English. Shriya previously interned at The New Indian Express, but her favorite journalist, Marcus Thompson motivated her to start writing about basketball.
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Jayant Chhabra