Tag: Shaquille ONeal

"The biggest lesson from Inside the NBA's first season on ESPN isn't that the show suddenly became less talented, less entertaining, or less insightful. It's that audiences can't engage with a show they rarely see."

"For years, Green has been viewed as the natural successor to Barkley. The next voice, personality, or the next era. Championships, edge, and a willingness to say what others won’t. On paper, it makes sense. But sitting in that chair isn’t about resume."

"Since the NBA guys don’t have enough pride to give us, the fans, what we want in the dunk contest, all of these professional dunkers have been created."

"Inside the NBA, they speak the truth. They don’t care if they offend you. Football shows, they just sit there and lie to you. They want to be America’s best friend."

"What they have been doing for a while, as they've aged, has been negative. It's not a celebration of sports."

"They have messed with our habits. This all you got to do."

"My goal is to keep being curious. Sometimes people get callous and have covered a sport for so long that they believe they are the arbiter of it. I feel as if I’m always the guest and make good dinner conversation"

"Make no mistake—this was no random signing. This was a strategic first shot. The Empire didn’t start with Barkley’s blaster or Shaq’s starship. They started with The Jet—the pilot"

"The move brings one of the most recognizable NBA studio analysis to the network’s growing rotation of talent"

"For your ears, it was as if nothing changed. For your eyes, the difference was in those four bright letters—a new chapter for the best studio show in sports history"