Shaquille O'Neal and Charles Barkley fight during Lakers vs. Rockets game (1999) | ESPN Archives

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Watch the infamous NBA fight between Shaquille O'Neal and Charles Barkley during the Los Angeles Lakers vs. Houston Rockets game on November 10, 1999, after Barkley threw the ball at Shaq's head.
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[@zubiproductions9440]

23 years later and these two are still always on the verge of fighting like this on inside the NBA. 😂😂

[@legionprime7715]

Little did they know this was the beginning of a newly found friendship...

[@shadysif6220]

Love how Harlan seamlessly transitioned from NBA to MMA announcer. His vocal intensity is legendary.

[@channelsurf17]

Barkley's face after hitting Shaq with the ball 🤣🤣

[@L0r3n2]

Kids today making fun of Charles, he's the only dude I've seen never back down from Shaq & he took him down too.

[@dominique9898]

Barkley bouncing the ball off of shaqs head had me in tears😂

[@bilal00276]

Nobody going to talk about the fact Charles Barkley floored Shaq

[@geekydiplomat]

"We got a brouhaha!" 😅🤣🤣 Frickin classic!

[@magaveli2394]

Shaq's punches almost accurate as his free throws 😂

[@constantgardener9980]

I went to a wrestling match and a basketball game broke out ...

[@SancLunatic]

Let's take a moment to appreciate how much of a Shaq and Charles moment this was. Charles threw the ball at Shaq's dome. They threw hands. Kevin Harlan makes the most dramatic call ever. They both get ejected. If they ever make a movie about Shaq and Charles Barkley's bromance, this is the epic prologue. 😂

[@prlysis]

1:28

[@KeKe4Christ]

The announcer tho “OH THERE’S A SWING BY O’NEAL” they went from basketball to wrestling quickly 🤣

[@Code0866]

in todays nba both shaq and barkley would be ejected, suspended for 2 seasons, fined 250k each and would have to write a letter of apology to adam silver

[@mike111615]

Chuck aint no punk. He really slipped the punch and shot for a double-leg, successfully.

[@MelissaLona]

Charles Barkley to Shaq on TNT “And you’re not a good fighter” 😂😂😂

[@wiljohn2011]

In today’s league, you get a technical foul for ‘staring down’ a player.

[@TheRealTJErnie]

You fkrs overlooked a well executed single leg takedown by Barkley.

[@bitburg40]

By far the funniest flagrant foul ever, bouncing the ball off Shaq’s head. 😂 Shaq had no choice but to punch back after being clowned like that. 😂

[@heatison11]

I remember watching this live when I was 8 years old, classic, NBA will never be the same as it was in the 90s