Shaquille O'Neal stunned fans with a ranty rant on live television on Thursday evening, before he stood on it: “We'll be fired!”
The NBA legend appeared on 'Inside the NBA', which is on TNT in his last season before moving to ESPN for the 2025-26 season.
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With the show that took place for a live audience in San Francisco at the start of All-Star Weekend, O'Neal raced his friend and fellow analyst Charles Barkley at the video board at the back of the set.
Upon returning to the desk, he shouted: 'In the words of Marshawn Lynch I am tired as S ***,' his fellow gastheren left stunned.
Then he followed that with: “We are still fired Ernie, f *** it!”
Shaquille O'Neal surprised the live studio audience with his F-Bomb during the rest report
NBA legend O'Neal is depicted on 'Shaq's Fun House' in New Orleans during Super Bowl Week
The last comment was to Leiden host Ernie Johnson, who will be under contract next season – while O'Neal's own future will remain in the air.
He spoke earlier about his desire to stay with TNT before the show was questioned when it was revealed that they had to stop wearing NBA matches at the end of the 2024-25 season.
Instead, the competition will be shown from July on ABC/ESPN, NBC and Prime Video, leaving TNT Sports in the dark.
In November it was announced that ESPN and ABC had agreed a deal to broadcast 'in the NBA', which saved the show.
According to Sports Illustrated, O'Neal wants to stay on the panel, but was frustrated by the first press releases that confirm the same line – even though he has not put a pen on paper yet.
It is assumed that Shaq's current contract will expire on July 1, 2025, but no news has yet been revealed during an extension.
In the NBA, Fronted is the regular panel by Johnson, with Shaq, Charles Barkley and Kenny Smith.
