Shaquille O’Neal Shares Why He Ran Off The Set Of ‘Inside The NBA’

Shaquille O’Neal has explained why he had to run off the set during an episode of TNT’s Inside The NBA.

During a live broadcast of the show, Shaq suddenly ran off the studio set with a bathroom emergency.

Co-hosts Charles Barkley, Kenny Smith, and Ernie Johnson shared a good laugh at Shaq’s expense as the clip went viral on social media.

In an appearance on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon, Shaq gave his side of the story.

“I was drinking a lot of water that day, so I know I had the No. 2 run, but it was really a No. 1, let’s just get that out the way,” O’Neal said, adding he had been drinking a lot of olive oil.

“What is going on? And why were you drinking olive oil?” Fallon asked.

“I’m drinking olive oil because I want to be sexy. That’s what it said on Instagram, it said if you drink olive oil for 14 days, it’ll clear stuff out and you’ll get yourself a flat stomach,” O’Neal said. “So, I was trying it.”

Shaq then revealed that he wasn’t being honest with Fallon.

“It wasn’t a No. 1 run, it was a No. 2 run. I had to go bad. Oh, I had to go so bad! I had to go so bad,” Shaq said. 

“Did you see me squeeze my butt cheeks when I was running?,” he continued.

Then Fallon showed the audience a photo of what took place on Inside the NBA the next day. Producers brought out a portable toilet next to the co-host’s desk just in case Shaq had another emergency during the show.

Fallon noted that’s why the acclaimed sports show.

“I like it because I never know what’s going to happen,” Fallon said. “Nothing’s predictable.”