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WHITE SULPHUR SPRINGS, WV – JULY 02: Shaquille O’Neal (L) and Charles Barkley attend The Greenbrier for the gala opening of the Casino Club on July 2, 2010 in White Sulphur Springs, West Virginia. (Photo by Theo Wargo/WireImage for The Greenbrier)
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WHITE SULPHUR SPRINGS, WV – JULY 02: Shaquille O’Neal (L) and Charles Barkley attend The Greenbrier for the gala opening of the Casino Club on July 2, 2010 in White Sulphur Springs, West Virginia. (Photo by Theo Wargo/WireImage for The Greenbrier)
NBA legends Shaquille O?Neal is one of the most popular athletes ever. Despite being retired for years, he still has a lot of endorsement deals. Also, he is always on the go with various appearances on different shows. And fellow legend Charles Barkley was once tired of seeing O’Neal on TV all the time. Shaq and Barkley are arguably one of the funniest duos on TV ever. Their shenanigans with Ernie Johnson and NBA veteran Kenny Smith on NBA on TNT are comedy gold. The crew never ceases to entertain their fans around the world.
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The contracts of O?Neal, Barkley, Johnson, and Smith were up for an extension. So there were doubts about the future of the show. However, recently, Warner Bros. Discovery Sports have now reached agreements with all four members of the show reportedly. ?Our partnership with the NBA is very important to us and this long-term agreement with the Inside the NBA team is recognition of their significance to that relationship,? said Luis Silberwasser, Chairman and CEO, Warner Bros.
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Like Shaq, Barkley is a very funny person who is loved around the world. In 2014, during an appearance on The Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon, Barkley hilariously revealed his frustration with seeing Shaq’s face on TV all the time.
Charles Barkley is tired of seeing Shaquille O?Neal on TV all the time
Charles Barkley vented it out when Fallon asked whether he had seen Shaq recently.
“You can’t turn on the TV without seeing his fat a** everywhere,” Barkley joked. Hearing this, Fallon and the crowd lost it. He added, “People say, ‘Have you seen Shaq?’ I see him every five minutes! Every five minutes he got a commercial on!”
Shaquille O’Neal has an estimated net worth of $400 million and it is not an accident. In fact, Shaq never rests when it comes to spreading his businesses and investing in new opprtunities.
As soon as he stepped into the league, O’Neal started dominating his opponents. He went on to win the Rookie of the Year award comfortably and almost single-handedly changed the fortunes of his organization.
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With this success came superstardom and huge endorsement deals. Furthermore, The Big Diesel?possessed an aura about him that very few possess. So the fans love him for it.
