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Inside The NBA hosts trolled Charles Barkley’s plan to give up Diet Coke by raiding his stash

How long can Charles Barkley stick to his New Year’s Resolution?

Charles Barkley had a simple answer when he was asked about his New Year’s Resolution. He said that he planned to give up Diet Coke.

Barkley has a long history of drinking the beverage, including before NBA games during his professional playing career. The former MVP has said he would have two McDonald’s fish fillet sandwiches, a large order of fries and a Diet Coke as a pre-game meal.

Now when hosting Inside The NBA on TNT, Barkley will occasionally drink Diet Coke out of a mug while on the air. So to help him reach his resolution, Barkley received a hand from his co-workers.

The hosts of Inside the NBA had enough of Barkley, who complained that water (his Diet Coke substitute) doesn’t taste like anything.

Shaquille O’Neal made his way over to Barkley’s side of the desk and raided his Diet Coke supply. He found Barkley’s stash and began opening them up, drinking them and handing them to Kenny Smith and Ernie Johnson.

Barkley wanted to know if his co-hosts at least felt his pain as they sipped on the soda and he then told the viewers to his their enemies close to them.

We will see how long Barkley can stick to this resolution of no Diet Coke!

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Steph Curry reacts to Kenny Smith saying he can’t shoot as deep as Damian Lillard

Steph Curry chimed in on Twitter after NBA on TNT analyst Kenny Smith questioned if the Warriors point guard can shoot it as deep as Damian Lillard.

While Stephen Curry and the Golden State Warriors are at home, Damian Lillard’s Portland Trail Blazers matched up with the top-seeded Los Angeles Lakers in the opening round of the Western Conference Playoffs.

On the Blazers’ way to an upset victory in game one, Lillard continued his scorching stretch in the Orlando Bubble with 34 points on 9-of-21 shooting from the field. The Oakland native splashed six 3-pointers with a few coming from way beyond the arc. Against the LeBron James and the Lakers, Lillard added five rebounds, five assists and a block.

In the postgame show, NBA on TNT analyst Kenny Smith brought up Golden State’s two-time Most Valuable Player. While highlights rolled of Lillard’s long-distance shooting, Smith questioned if Curry has as deep of range as Portland’s point guard.

I don’t think you can shoot as deep as him, Steph. I’ve got to see it when you get back.

After Smith’s comments, Curry weighed in on social media. The six-time All-Star said Smith was “trippin.”

Via @StephenCurry30 on Twitter:

Following Curry’s reaction, “The Jet” chimed in with a tweet of his own.

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