Shaquille O’Neal has a reputation for occasionally criticizing Charles Barkley. The two on “Inside the NBA” frequently trade jabs. With assistance from the studio staff, O’Neal defeated Barkley this time.
As he made his NBA playoff prediction, Barkley delivered another of his well-known promises. When Barkley pressed his “guarantee” button, a massive downpour of ping-pong balls was released onto his head as a joke. Barkley was not amused.
“I hate ya’ll man. Ya’ll got some balls in my Diet Coke.” Brakley said. In response, Shaq replied, “You know you like balls on your head.”
Shaquille O’Neal was urged to settle down by “Inside the NBA” anchor Ernie Johnson. Barkley shot back at Kenny Smith’s comment with a dejected glance.
One of the show’s regular gags was the falling ping-pong balls. To Barkley’s dismay, the studio again surprised him by pulling out the practical joke. During the remainder of the playoffs, he could be slightly more cautious while making one of his promises.
Shaquille O’Neal Predicts That Lakers Will Have an Upper Hand Over the Nuggets
Regarding some of his playoff selections, Shaquille O’Neal could not stop himself from going home. The Big Diesel faced the Los Angeles Lakers in the opening round to upset the Denver Nuggets.
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Shaquille O’Neal said the Lakers wanted all the smoke before the series started. Shaq has three titles with the purple and gold and is confident in the team’s potential even though the Nuggets have won the last eight games between the two teams.
The projection by the Hall of Famers is not off to a good start. Denver won Game 1 114-103 thanks to a second-half comeback. Per the NBA website, Nikola Jokic scored 32 points and pulled 12 rebounds, dominating the Lakers.
In Game 1, Shaquille O’Neal’s Lakers disappointed him. As O’Neal loves to say, “the others” will require more from them in Game 2. The supporting cast for James and Davis was insufficient for the Lakers. D’Angelo Russell suffered more than most. He finished with 13 points on 6 of his 20 field goal attempts.
