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NBA legends Charles Barkley and Shaquille O?Neal are one of the funniest NBA analysts ever. TNT?s ?Inside the NBA? show with the two and Kenny Smith and Ernie Johnson is a fan favorite. The duos’ frequent debates and funny interactions during the show are a major reason.?

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Turns out, another TV personality, Jimmy Kimmel, is also a huge fan of the show. In one episode of the ‘Jimmy Kimmel Live’ show, where he hosted Charles Barkley, Kimmel revealed he is a fan.?

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During the show, Kimmel wanted to know whether there is any truth to O?Neal?s claims about him tipping the amount desired by the waiters.

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Kimmel wanted to know whether Chuck has seen Shaq doing that. And without a second thought, Barkley immediately denied saying, ?Hell no! He doesn?t tip like that??

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Charles Barkley about Shaquille O?Neal?s bizarre belief

Kimmel also said that the ?Inside the NBA? crew has the best chemistry on TV in any show ever. So Barkley hilariously gave a shout to Ernie and Kenny, purposefully leaving out Shaq. And Kimmel had to give him a nudge to give a shout-out to the Big Diesel.?

While discussing Shaq?s tipping, Barkley disclosed another piece of information about Shaq?s beliefs. He said that when they were in Texas, Shaq commented that they were closer to the moon than Los Angeles. When a puzzled Chuck enquired, the Big Diesel said that he thinks they are closer to the moon because they can see it and not LA. The 76ers legend said, ?…This is a guy I work with!…?

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O?Neal is one of those guys who doesn?t mind looking a bit off if it means he can have some fun. Over the years, the duo has had some of the most bizarre arguments on TV. And they are too adamant to let go as well. But the fans love this brotherly banter.

Multiple teammates of the Lakers legend have claimed that he was one of the funniest guys in the dressing room. And that he goes to enormous lengths to lighten up the mood of the team. Recently, former teammate Grant Hill revealed a crazy story about O?Neal during his time with the Phoenix Suns. Hill also said that the towering center was the craziest, nastiest, and funniest teammate ever.

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But The Big Diesel had the ability to turn it ON or OFF whenever he needed to. The NBA legend was one of the fiercest players ever to play in the NBA.?

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Bagavathi Eswaran is a senior NBA writer at EssentiallySports, having a strong passion for the sport since the age of ten. As a former college player, Bagavathi has been following the NBA for more than a decade and has found his calling in writing about the sport. He has used his expertise in covering the NBA, as well as other arenas of the sport, to write more than 1400 articles at ES. Bagavathi's pieces on the increasingly dominant presence of European basketball and those following the journey of women-ballers are particularly noteworthy. Along with being a full-time writer, he is also a part of a group of young coaches groomed as trainers by Junior NBA. Bagavathi has trained players from schools and colleges, as well as underprivileged students who can attend the camps for free.

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