Ernie Johnson is supposed to be the glue guy on on TNT’s “Inside the NBA.” While Shaq, Kenny and Chuck do their best to send the show off the rails, Ernie is there to keep the show’s trademark lunacy from evolving into outright anarchy. But one line from Shaq on Tuesday night’s show sent Ernie over the edge.
It started during a timed segment about the Blazers-Nuggets series. Chuck spoke first, followed by Kenny, and there was a minute left on the clock when Ernie prepared to throw it over it Shaq. But Chuck decided he needed to make a point about how the Blazers should match up Alex Len against Nikola Jokic because Enes Kanter isn’t a good defender.