SPOOKY SHAQ
‘His name is Barkley’ laughs Shaq as he pokes fun at TNT star while promoting Halloween product on Good Morning America
O'Neal also made fun of Barkley after speaking about a new game show that he'll host
SHAQUILLE O'Neal mocked TNT colleague Charles Barkley while appearing on ABC's Good Morning America.
The NBA legend, 52, made his rounds on multiple morning TV shows in New York City on Wednesday.
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O'Neal made an appearance on the hit morning show GMA - and he did it in style.
The NBA Hall of Famer was seen on the set riding on a moving seven-foot skeleton dog as part of a Halloween promotion for Home Depot.
The program also displayed a 12-foot skeleton, which goes by the name of Skelly.
GMA co-host Lara Spencer told viewers that the company has now unveiled the Haunted Hound, the product in which O'Neal was riding.
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Shaq then revealed his name for the dog.
"His name is Barkley," he said.
The Inside the NBA star O'Neal made fun of Charles Barkley as the co-hosts of GMA all laughed at the reference.
Spencer then asked Shaq if he has told Barkley that he's named a skeleton dog after him.
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"I don't know a Charles. I just know Barkley," O'Neal said, poking even more fun at the real-life Barkley.
Later in the segment, the 52-year-old comically placed the bobbing head of the seven-foot skeleton dog near the face of GMA co-host Gio Benitez which caused plenty of laughter from everyone.
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Shaquille then pushed the skeleton dog across the set as he said, "He's running away Barkley."
O'Neal wasn't done with his jabs aimed at Barkley.
During another sequence, Shaq was asked about Lucky 13, an ABC game show in which he's hosting alongside Gina Rodriguez.
And he joked about Barkley and how he thinks the Phoenix Suns icon would do on the show.
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"Charles will go zero for 13," O'Neal predicted.
"Charles thinks two plus two is 22."
"The Diesel" was a busy man on Wednesday as he also appeared on the ABC morning show The View.
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Shaquille was alongside The View's co-hosts Whoopi Goldberg, Joy Behar, Sunny Hostin, Sarah Haines, and Allyssa Farah Griffin as he discussed numerous topics.
Among the conversations was about the WNBA as he shared that the league is "getting the press they deserve" with rookie stars Caitlin Clark, Angel Reese, and others performing to their standard.