The Inside the NBA crew is never short of some fun — and after the Houston Rockets lost a second straight game after getting spanked by the Los Angeles Clippers, there weren't many other options but to clown their lack of size in the starting lineup.
That brought yet another wrinkle, as Charles Barkley doubted Shaquille O'Neal being a 7-footer, something that only made the 7-foot-1 giant step to the telestrator for some real-life evidence.
Shaq stood next to all five Rockets in the starting lineup and made it very clear he towers over 7-feet tall:
Chuck isn’t convinced about @SHAQ’s height 😂 pic.twitter.com/sgUFu0IvkA
— NBA on TNT (@NBAonTNT) March 6, 2020
Shaq's size has never been put in question, considering his mass is enough to warrant a real problem in the paint.
Barkley, meanwhile was a 6-foot-6 power forward, one of the first undersized talents at his position in the NBA, with some even questioning if he was that tall to begin with.
The Rockets have put the 6-foot-6 PJ Tucker at center, a wild experiment, considering Tucker came into the league as a small forward. He transitioned into a power forward with the Rockets, currently finding himself as the team's big-dipper, thanks to his 7-foot wingspan.
Yet Houston would have no option but to throw in the towel if Shaq lined up against them, considering his history of overpowering opposing centers.
The Rockets were murdered on the boards on Tuesday when they lost to the New York Knicks. On Thursday, they shot so poorly (36.1% from the floor, 16.7% from deep) that the Clippers were able to run away with the game, inserting their third-stringers to finish out the contest.
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