NBA legend Shaquille O'Neal spoke out with criticism after the Oklahoma City Thunder's Game 1 NBA Finals loss.

It was an emotional moment for Shaquille O'Neal and the entire crew of "Inside the NBA" when the show bid farewell on Saturday as the Eastern Conference finals came to an end. The East finals were TNT's last NBA broadcast after failing to renew their TV rights contract with the league beyond the 2024-25 season.

Shaquille O'Neal made an unexpected early debut on ESPN, just days after TNT's final NBA game broadcast. After over a decade with TNT Sports as part of the 'Inside the NBA' crew alongside Charles Barkley,

A local ABC affiliate in Indiana cut away with a little more than a minute left during the Pacers’ stunning 111-110 come-from-behind win in Game 1 of the NBA Finals Thursday against the Thunder to instead show the teasers for that night’s 11 p.m. nightly broadcast.