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Michael Sykes

Shaq said he’d pay Charles Barkley to $10,000 to spell spectacular on ‘Inside the NBA’ and he almost couldn’t do it

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I don’t know if ‘Inside the NBA’ is a comedy show or an NBA analysis show at this point. But, whatever it is, please give us more.

You cannot replicate this content anywhere else. It’s pure gold. Shaq, Charles Barkley and Kenny Smith are just an incredibly hilarious combination that make the show exactly what it is. They’ve been doing it for years now.

We saw a prime example of that on Tuesday during the halftime show. The crew was supposed to be giving us some hard-hitting analysis on the Suns and Warriors matchup.

Instead? We got a spelling bee.

Shaq dared Charles Barkley to spell “spectacular” on camera and said he’d give him $10,000 if he could do it. And, y’all.

He almost couldn’t.

“Charles: I’d have to write it.

Shaq: Nah, spell it.

Charles: S-P-E-C-T….wait…S-P-E-C-T-A-C-U-L-A-R. Is that right? That’s right, isn’t it?

Ernie Johnson: I couldn’t understand what you said.”

WHERE ELSE ARE YOU FINDING THIS CONTENT, Y’ALL?!? This is comedic gold. Just pure gold.

The entire internet was cackling.

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Shaq better pay up.

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