Charles Barkley And Shaq Couldn’t Stop Laughing About The Clippers-Rockets Locker Room Invasion

The Houston Rockets and Los Angeles Clippers got into it on Monday night, and by “into it” I mean Chris Paul used a secret entrance to lead the Rockets into the Clippers locker room to confront Austin Rivers and Blake Griffin.

Just seeing that written out, even now, is incredibly strange. But imagine hearing about this incident live on TV and having to react to it. Would your reaction be riotous laughter? Because that’s what happened with the Inside the NBA crew — specifically Charles Barkley and Shaq. The two learned of the incident after the game, and couldn’t control their giggles.

After the report, Shaq threw his head back in laughter, and Barkley tried to fight through his chuckles to make a point.

“I played in the NBA for 16 years and I’ve been on TV for 18 years, this is the first time I’ve ever heard ‘police presence,’” Barkley said, laughing. “Wait. They got a police presence? Are you kidding me?”

Ernie Johnson cited social media reports that the Los Angeles Police Department was indeed called, which set off both Shaq and Chuck again.

Look at Shaq here, who at one point threw papers into the air in disbelief. I call this Portrait Of An Analyst Losing It.

Truly a work of art. The full segment has some other pretty funny lines, too.

“Hello, police?” Barkley said, pretending to call the LAPD. “Chris Paul tryin’ to beat me up. Get down here and save me.”

It’s clear that, while odd and very funny, Chuck and Shaq didn’t think this was that big of a deal. At least not big enough to call the cops.