While the majority of the “NBA on TNT” crew helps broadcast March Madness, Shaquille O’Neal was notably absent from coverage.
While Candace Parker, Charles Barkley, Kenny Smith, and Ernie Johnson were covering the NCAA tournament on CBS, TNT, TBS, and truTV, Shaq was nowhere to be found.
He would answer his whereabouts when he posted a photo of himself in a hospital bed on social media Sunday evening, shouting out Parker and Johnson for their work covering the tournament.
“I’m always watching [Johnson] and [Parker] miss y’all,” he wrote.
It’s currently unclear as to why Shaquille O’Neal is in the hospital since he did not provide any context as t why he is there.
Regardless, fans are worried about the hall-of-fame player.
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Former NBA players Steve Smith and Roy Hibbert replied to express their concern for the Hall of Famer.
On the broadcast, Johnson said O’Neal underwent hip replacement surgery over the weekend, which is why he was in the hospital.
