Charles Barkley, Shaquille O’Neal break chairs, bottles in hysterical melee

Charles Barkley punched Shaquille O’Neal, then hit him over the back with a chair.

O’Neal, who thought it was too hard, then went after the former Auburn star. That was before Ernie Johnson went after O’Neal and broke a bottle over the former LSU star’s head.

What looked like a drunken bar brawl was nothing more than TNT’s Inside the NBA panel getting a crash course – literally – in the art of motion picture stunts ahead of the premiere of “The Fall Guy,” staring Ryan Gosling and Emily Blunt.

Check out the high jinks in the video above.

Mark Heim is a reporter for The Alabama Media Group. Follow him on Twitter @Mark_Heim. He can be heard on “The Opening Kickoff” on WNSP-FM 105.5 FM in Mobile or on the free Sound of Mobile App from 6 to 9 a.m. daily.