The NBA is back at it, which, of course, means a steady diet of Shaquille O'Neal and Charles Barkley.

The former NBA stars - and SEC players - remind us that college football is never far from our thoughts.

During halftime of the Golden State-Houston game, the NBA analyst were bantering back and forth and debating a number of points.

Barkley called O'Neal's point "stupid."

O'Neal's reply?

"Stupid like Auburn losing a 20-7 lead?"

Barkley played at Auburn from 1981-84, while O'Neal starred at LSU from 1989-92.

On Saturday, LSU ralllied from a 20-point, first-half deficit to beat Auburn 27-23.

D.J. Chark returned a punt 75 yards for a touchdown, Connor Culp kicked clutch field goals of 42 and 36 yards inside the final three minutes.

LSU's defense clamped down on Auburn's offense and the Bayou Bengals (5-2, 2-1 SEC) won with the special teams play.

Russell Gage made a diving 14-yard touchdown reception and had a 70-yard run that set up another TD for LSU.

Kerryon Johnson rushed for 156 yards and a short TD for Auburn (5-2, 3-1), which had won four in a row.

(Mark Heim is a sports reporter for The Alabama Media Group. Follow him on Twitter at @Mark_Heim.)