During TNT's Inside the NBA show Monday night, Shaquille O'Neal heard nature calling, as he took a bathroom break while in the middle of a live broadcast.
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Fellow co-hosts Kenny Smith, Charles Barkley, and Ernie Johnson were all discussing the Clippers vs. Nuggets game, while Shaq had other things on his mind.
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That is, the 7-foot Hall of Famer all of the sudden got up from his chair, which prompted Barkley to ask, "You alright, big fella?" And then Shaq, who was jogging away, responded, "Go ahead, keep on talking."
The Big Diesel was reminded, "We're on TV."
"It's that olive oil you been drinking," Smith was heard saying.
"He was in the back talking about he was going to drink olive oil to clean his gut," Smith said. "It's cleaning his gut alright!"
During the show it was revealed that Shaq and some other coworkers on set of the show are starting a two-week olive oil cleanse.
Johnson noted, "He's going to miss a lot of air time then."
However, Shaq evidently tried to play it off, as upon returning to his seat he apologized and then gave an explanation of his trip to the bathroom, saying that he went No. 1 due to drinking too much water (which no one believed).
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