Shaq had fear in his eyes before hustling to the bathroom. Inside the NBA/TNT Smith revealed O’Neal has been drinking olive oil to “clean his gut.” ...

TNT officially lost its NBA rights in July 2024. The NBA announced a new 11-year, $76 billion media rights deal with ABC/ESPN, NBC and Amazon that goes into effect beginning with the 2025-26 season.

Just recently, O'Neal bid farewell to the NBA on TNT after the final episode of the famed "Inside the NBA" show aired its last program on the network after an iconic 36-year run.

Shaq had a similar take on Jokic on an episode of “Inside the NBA” on TNT. “I would never take Hakeem off,” he had said, while making a case for Jokic.

Here is storyline No. 3: Set your recorders: EJ, Kenny, Charles and Shaq return for another season of “Inside the NBA” on TNT. The long, agonizing, annual wait is almost over.