Those comments didn't sit well with Charles Barkley and Shaquille O'Neal, who weighed in on Embiid's scheduled absences during the season's first episode of TNT's ... a pick-and-popper, he's ...

“TNT Fireworks is always in favor of a safe Fourth of July ... fireworks and not trick and novelty devices such as Pop-its, Snap-N-Pops and Party Poppers. He also holds the ability to stop sales if ...

“I was so disappointed in Joel Embiid saying he wasn’t going to play back-to-back games,” Barkley said on “NBA on TNT” prior to ... He’s a pick-and-popper, he’s not a big guy.

Here's what each had to say on TNT before the start of the Boston Celtics ... The league isn't that physical for him to say that. He's a pick and popper. You pick and pop, you don't get doubled ...

TNT's crew over on Inside the NBA weren't thrilled ... saying I'm not gonna play back-to-back games." "He's a pick-and-popper. He's not a big guy. You know, me and Charles try to get him to ...

February 24, 2012; Orlando FL, USA; TNT anchor Kenny Smith introduces Team ... The league isn't that physical for him to say that he's a pick and popper, He's not a big guy," said O’Neal ...

“The league isn’t that physical for him to say that. He’s a pick-and-popper, he’s not a big guy. You don’t get doubled, you ...

Barkley had previously expressed his disappointment in Embiid over his claims on TNT. "I was so disappointed ... for him to ...

“The league isn't that physical for him to say that. He's a pick-and-popper, he's not a big guy. You don't get doubled, you don't get tripled, you don't get flagrant fouled. There's no reason to ...

It’s easy to sit on the TNT set and call out Embiid for “sending a bad message ... and absorbing physical punishment. Embiid is no “pick-and-popper” who avoids contact—he’s a dominant low-post force ...

While TNT carried most of Boston’s championship ring and banner ceremony, the network opted to cut to a commercial in the midst of Banner 18 slowly lifting up above the hardwood. Did the Boston ...

The NBA season tips off on Tuesday, and fans watching on TNT will be probably be quick to notice a nostalgic tone in both the pregame show and broadcast. TNT’s award-winning studio show ...