On May 31, 2025, we watched the iconic Inside the NBA crew take their final bow on TNT after a 35-year run. Ernie, Kenny, Shaq, and Charles signed off as the NBA’s new $76 billion media deal shifted rights to ESPN, NBC, and Amazon. But the chatter around this shake-up had been swirling since 2024. While Charles Barkley spent months blasting TNT for failing to land the deal and took a few shots at ESPN’s work culture along the way, Shaquille O’Neal quietly secured the best of both worlds. He kept one hand on TNT and the other on ESPN.

Variety dropped the surprise update that Shaq isn’t done with TNT just yet. He’s slipping back behind the mic but this time, not to roast players or lob sneaky NBA jabs. Instead, he’s joining a superstar judging panel for Dunkman, a new six-episode realit

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