Charles Barkley isn't backing down from believing Chris Paul should be in the NBA MVP conversation even if Shaquille O'Neal vehemently disagrees.
The Hall of Famers went at it on Thursday night on TNT's Inside The NBA after Phoenix upended Portland to start the second half of the season.
"I'm sick of this Chris Paul hate, he should be in the MVP conversation," Barkley said as the Suns-Blazers highlight reel started.
O'Neal's response?
"Oh stop it, stop it," O'Neal said. "He's having a good year, but stop it."
And Kenny Smith, as usual, found himself in the middle with host Ernie Johnson trying to monitor it alll.