Shaquille O'Neal never censored himself. That didn't change in “Inside the NBA” on Thursday.
O'Neill was back at his desk when he dropped a pair of Cass' words as he plucked a laugh from his fellow panelists.
NBA legends have thrown out many expletives after joking after fellow panelist Charles Barkley at the broadcast halftime show of TNT's Thunder-Timberwolves game.
“In Marshawn Lynch's words, I'm as tired as s-t, America,” O'Neill said. “Ernie will be fired anyway [Johnson]f – k That! ”
“Inside the NBA” took place at Pier 48 in San Francisco this weekend ahead of the NBA All-Star Weekend at Chase Center.
Interestingly, Lynch (former Raider and Calster) was on set early in the evening.
The playful race on the set that led to O'Neill explained that he was “tired like s-t” “Inside the NBA” crew call back a bit In the past, panelists competed for the huge video boards on the set.
The popular studio show covering the NBA will be in the final year that will air on TNT before moving to ESPN/ABC next year as part of a licensing agreement that TNT Sports came with Disney.
Turner will no longer carry NBA games this season after the league dealt with Disney-owned ESPN/ABC, NBC, Prime Video and new TV rights last summer.
