Shaqtin’ a idiot.
The NBA Countdown crew received a large shock when Shaquille O’Neal crashed their set whereas on air.
The 7-foot-1 large politely shook the palms of Malika Andrews and Bob Myers earlier than making a beeline to Kendrick Perkins.
“Hiya Malika, whats up Bob,” O’Neal started.
“Maintain this, as a result of I am uninterested in Kendrick Perkins,” O’Neal mentioned as he gave Stephen A. Smith his microphone.
O’Neal then playfully speared Perkins within the chest, making an attempt to sort out the guy massive man.
The entire crew was laughing.
The Large Aristotle is about to be an worker of ESPN subsequent season when the long-lasting Contained in the NBA flagship program strikes from TNT over to ESPN.
Ernie Johnson, Kenny Smith and Charles Barkley are all set to observe O’Neal.
TNT’s model of the present mentioned goodbye to its residence community after the Indiana Pacers Recreation 6 victory over the New York Knicks, placing an finish to their run on Turner Sports activities.
ESPN purchased the programming rights to the present starting subsequent yr.
It appears O’Neal simply wished to get a head begin on greeting his new co-workers.
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And the viewers appeared to adore it.
“Shaq simply confirmed as much as crash the set of #NBACountdown and fully livened up the set,” one fan posted on X.
“And so it begins,” one other fan commented.
“Shaq has made his cameo on ABC/ESPN. Please Disney, don’t break Contained in the NBA for us. Let Ernie and the boys do their magic,” yet another chimed in.
The feat with Contained in the NBA shifting to ESPN is that the present’s new community goes to attempt to change it.
And that after all can be an enormous mistake.
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You do not repair what is not damaged.
And by all reviews, ESPN plans to go away the present as is.
ESPN and ABC are the house of the NBA Finals between the Pacers and Oklahoma Metropolis Thunder.