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“That’s a Shame”: Shaquille O’Neal and Rest of ‘Inside the NBA’ Team Roast Charles Barkley for Miserably Failing $5K Challenge

Published 12/01/2022, 6:10 AM EST

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‘Inside the NBA’ is one such NBA-based show where everything happens, including analysis, comedy, and bantering. Shaquille O’Neal and Charles Barkley are the two icons that attract viewers. There is always some bantering going on between them along with slight leg pulling. Lately, the LA Lakers legend threw up a challenge to the former Suns’ star, which eventually resulted in Chuck getting roasted.

Shaquille O’Neal and Charles Barkley could be seen regularly on the sets of ‘Inside the NBA’ along with Ernie Johnson and Kenny Smith. In the latest episode, they challenged Shaq to ride the few small bikes garaged in the sets after they found a viral video of his look-alike riding a two-wheeler. They wanted to see whether a big man like him could ride some small bikes garaged in the set. Thereafter, Shaq accepted the challenge and rode the bikes. The Diesel successfully rode most of the bikes, garaged on the set, and gave a round of the set with almost every bike he rode. Moreover, his riding thoroughly impressed the co-hosts.

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Charles Barkley failing to complete Shaquille O’Neal’s challenge

Shaquille O’Neal threw a challenge to Barkley to ride one of those smallest bikes after completing his ride. He also added, “5 grand you ride that bike, Chuck,” which depicted Shaq putting $5k on the line. Thereafter, Barkley, without saying a word, accepted the challenge and proceeded to begin his ride by sitting on it. However, he was incompetent in riding the bike, as he couldn’t sit down on the bike properly.

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Despite that, Shaq encouraged him, saying, “Ride it, man.” Even Johnson and Smith encouraged him by suggesting to give the bike a motion before paddling. But despite all the suggestions, he was incapable and received criticism from them. In light of his riding, his co-hosts commented, “That’s a shame.”

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Therefore, seeing him struggle, they all suggested Chuck stop riding the bicycle as they thought they have seen enough. The Diesel also joined them and said, “I have also seen enough.” Thus Barkley lost the challenge given by the Lakers legend along with getting roasted by them.

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What are your thoughts on the challenge given by Shaquille O’Neal? Do you think Barkley should have completed the challenge? Let us know in the comments below.

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Ayush Roy

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Ayush Roy is an NBA writer at Essentially Sports. He holds a Bachelor's degree in Accounting and Finance from the University of Calcutta. Capitalizing his background in finance, Ayush likes to dive deep into the economics of the NBA.
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Abhishek Kumar