Nevertheless, I can’t say I expected what he did during NBA On TNT. At one point during the broadcast, O’Neal dropped an F-bomb and provided a humorous reason for doing that. I’d be lying if I said I wasn’t laughing after witnessing the moment for myself.

TNT lost its TV rights to NBA games and when the final curtain goes down this summer, “Inside the NBA” should be over too. After 35 years it’s time.

The Orlando Magic and Cleveland Cavaliers square off Tuesday night in a nationally televised matchup on TNT, and the network's on-air talent for the evening – including Shaquille O'Neal, Vince Carter, Candace Parker, Dennis Scott and Stan Van Gundy – will have plenty of ties to the Magic.

Charles Barkley mocks Shaquille O'Neal's eating habits on Inside the NBA, after the Lakers legend tried to force feed him donuts.