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Shaq Breaks ‘Inside the NBA’ Big Video Board

Shaq just left his mark on the Inside The NBA set — literally!

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Shaquille O’Neal is still breaking boards even after his NBA retirement. The basketball legend left his Inside The NBA co-stars shocked on Dec. 10, when his shenanigans during the halftime broadcast of the Orlando Magic and Milwaukee Bucks game on TNT ended with some broken technology.

Chatting with co-stars Charles Barkley, Kenny Smith and Ernie Johnson during halftime, Shaq decided to get a jump start on his and Smith’s race to the big board on set. Overjoyed by his victory, the 7-foot-1-inch Hall of Fame center then delivered a big smack to the board with his massive hand โ€” unexpectedly breaking it in the process.

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The graphics could be seen glitching on the board as Smith admitted, “Oh, he got me. I did not think he was going. I was so caught upโ€ฆ ” before adding, “Oh, he done broke the board.” Shaq, upon seeing his handiwork, responded simply, “Oh damn, sorry!” before walking back to his seat with a chuckle.

The broken board certainly made things difficult for Smith as he tried to use the monitor for his halftime analysis. “Letโ€™s see if it works,” he said, joking, “Well, Iโ€™ll tell you what, I had this type of TV growing up, so I can definitely do it.”

Fans of Inside The NBA loved seeing Shaq and Smith’s antics play out, with one viewer writing on X (formerly Twitter), “Shaq still got it!” Another joked, “Thatโ€™s coming out of Shaqโ€™s check,” as a third teased, “See what happens when you screw around, THIS is why we can’t have nice things!” A different fan noted, “Almost spit out my drink when he did it. That is not cheap!”

The stars of Inside The NBA never shy away from making a splash. On Christmas Day, Shaq posed alongside Smith, Barkley and Johnson for some hilarious holiday photos complete with matching Christmas sweaters, a giant Shaq-A-Claus sack filled with toys and corny mall photographer poses. “These photos are the gift that keeps on giving,” the NBA on TNT wrote in the caption. “Happy Holidays!”