Shaq joins TNT as basketball analyst for Inside the NBA

Shaq will be joining the TNT crew of Inside the NBA according SIs Richard Deitsch. Although the pierce had been rumored for utterly the couple of days, SI was the first media outlet to endorse it.

Shaquille ONeal, the future Hall-of-Fame center with nearly as many nicknames as career points, has assimilated Turner Sports as an NBA analyst. He becomes the permanent partial of of the college of music uncover hosted by Ernie Johnson, as well as will be partial of the networks playoff as well as All-Star weekend coverage.

Given Shaqs larger than life personality, this pierce makes perfect sense. Though the uncover is wildly successful in the own right, it can usually get better when you have two guys in Charles Barkley as well as Shaq who have been peaceful to say or do anything for the viewing audience.

That said, as excited as we am about the intensity hilarity the uncover can produce, my mood is soured by the NBA lockout which will roughly surely final the entirety of the 2011-2012 season. Ugh. My feelings upon the make the difference can be many aptly epitomised by this South Park part when Cartman freezes himself so he doesnt have to wait 3 more weeks for the brand new Nintendo Wii to come out.

Its like watchful for Christmastimes the thousand