Shaquille O'Neal's Unexpected Move During ESPN's NBA Finals Broadcast Grabs Attention originally appeared on Athlon Sports. It was an emotional moment for Shaquille O'Neal and the entire crew of "Inside the NBA" when the show bid farewell on Saturday as the Eastern Conference finals came to an end.

Shaquille O'Neal decided to move on over to ESPN a bit early. O'Neal and his partners at Inside the NBA are moving to the four-letter network next season, but he got a jump on things by showing up on set before Game 1 of the NBA Finals.

Set to be quasi-colleagues at ESPN next season, Shaquille O’Neal had recently served notice to Smith and others at the network that the “Inside the NBA” crew was “taking over.”