Charles Barkley got royally pranked on Inside the NBA with a mystery box

Charles Barkley having to stick his hand in a mystery box is as hilarious as you’d expect.

During Wednesday night’s edition of TNT’s Inside the NBA, the show pranked co-host Charles Barkley with one of those mystery boxes that you stick your hand in without knowing what you’re touching.

Getting a laugh in at Barkley’s expense is a tried-and-true tradition on Inside the NBA, and they had Barkley stick his hand inside the covered box where another person’s hand awaited him.

With Barkley unable to see what he was touching, it could’ve been a spider or some sort of snake for all he knew. He gingerly felt out what was going on and was obviously freaked out because who has the time for one of these things.

The TNT crew was in stitches as the prank continued, as Barkley finally found out it was just a person’s hand hiding inside the box.

Poor Barkley…having to do one of those prank boxes is just not on anyone’s list. The show isn’t immune to pranking anyone on set, but Barkley’s always going to be an easy participant for the show’s notorious hijinks.