Contained in the NBA took chaos to a brand new degree Tuesday evening by rolling a conveyable bathroom onto the set — which Shaquille O’Neal appeared to make use of stay throughout the broadcast. To promote the bit, the present added bathroom sound results because the Corridor of Famer pretended to deal with his enterprise on nationwide TV.
Hosts O’Neal, Ernie Johnson, Charles Barkley and Kenny Smith defined that Shaq had a rest room emergency throughout Monday’s present — so on Tuesday, they introduced the porta potty on air, cracking jokes all through about how wild the phase had turn into.
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Followers had been equally shocked by the skit, which ended with O’Neal strolling out with bathroom paper hanging from his pockets.
“Shaq pretending to take a dump in a porta potty on Contained in the NBA, did I dream that? Or what simply occurred?” one fan stated on X (previously Twitter).
“Santa works arduous, Contained in the NBA on TNT works more durable,” one other stated.
“Wolves with no ball motion, however Shaq with the bowel actions!” one other fan joked.
Listed here are different reactions to the phase.
“Nobody combines sports activities and comedy like these guys 🤣,” one stated.
“He is a L.A Leaker,” one other stated.
This season is the ultimate one for the enduring present on TNT, with the published crew anticipated to maneuver to ESPN subsequent yr.
Luka Doncic joins Shaquille O’Neal in elite firm on Lakers postseason listing
Earlier than Tuesday, Shaquille O’Neal was the latest Laker to attain no less than 30 factors in every of his first two playoff video games with the group — a feat he achieved in 1997. Earlier than him, solely George Mikan had finished it, again in 1949.
However Luka Doncic added his identify to that brief listing with one other standout exhibiting in Recreation 2 of the Lakers’ first-round sequence towards the Minnesota Timberwolves, ending with 31 factors, 12 rebounds and 9 assists to assist tie the sequence at 1-1.
Mixed together with his 37-point effort in Recreation 1, Doncic turned simply the third participant in franchise historical past to perform the milestone.
When requested by Taylor Rooks on TNT about becoming a member of that elite firm, Doncic shrugged it off.
“That is high quality, however it do not matter,” he stated. “We bought to win it doesn’t matter what. If I’ve 30 if I’ve 10 so we simply bought to win. This isn’t a couple of participant, that is in regards to the group.”
ith the Recreation 2 win behind them, Doncic and the Lakers now stay up for Recreation 3, set for Friday in Minnesota.
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