O’Neal was on air with the rest of TNT’s popular “ Inside the NBA ” crew as part of Thursday night’s halftime report. O’Neal and co-host Charles Barkley had just held a “race to the board,” a recurring bit on the show.

Nevertheless, I can’t say I expected what he did during NBA On TNT. At one point during the broadcast, O’Neal dropped an F-bomb and provided a humorous reason for doing that. I’d be lying if I said I wasn’t laughing after witnessing the moment for myself.