During the Christmasthe NBA It is one of the few leagues in the world in which activity continues. In the middle of a television program, the former basketball player Shaquille O’Neal starred in one of the scenes most viral of the holidays by falling against the studio set and destroying it almost completely.
During the analysis of one of the NBA Christmas Day games, the former player and also panelist Kenny Smith He slapped O’Neal’s hat off.who was sitting. Shaq got up from the chair and started running towards his partner until he caught up with him. At that moment, Smith gently pushed the former center who was 2.16 meters tall and weighed more than 145 kilograms, who ended up falling spectacularly against the wall, creating a gap. Immediately, the entire panel started laughing out loud after the incident.
“Shaq just walked through a wall.”wrote the chain account ESPNwhere the program is broadcast. “He crossed the board as if it were made of paper,” they said from the supplement’s social networks. The Athletic with blooper images of the star who shone in Orlando Magic, Los Angeles Lakers and Miami Heat, among other teams.
It is not the first time that this type of incident has occurred on air during the broadcast of the basketball program. In 2022, Smith and O’Neal carried out a similar event when they pretended to be playing a race. The sequence ended with the former Houston Rockets champion point guard pushing Shaq into a Christmas tree that was in the studio.
The other two hosts of the program, Charles Barkley y Ernie Johnsonthey had to take out Shaq of the tree. “It’s okay, Kenny. This means war, Kenny. This is war, Kenny.”exclaimed the 53-year-old former center, while his friends helped him. It should be noted that the races to the back panel of the set and O’Neal hitting the Christmas decorations are classics of this broadcast: In 2014, Smith had already pushed his colleague in a similar action but with a smaller tree.
These games between the glories of the NBA who currently serve as panelists of the best basketball league in the world are well received by viewers, who enjoy watching Shaquille O’Neal in a relaxed role and making jokes with his colleagues.
Shaquille O’Neal He was one of the most dominant pivots in NBA history due to his physical power under the rim. In their 19 seasons in the American league he managed to win four rings (three with the Lakers and one with the Miami Heat). In addition, he was MVP in the 2000 season and best player in the finals in 2000, 2001 and 2002. Shaq was the competition’s top scorer twice and is a member of the Hall of Fame.
In addition to his successes in the NBA, O’Neal won the medal of olympic gold with the United States team in the Olympic Games Atlanta 1996 and won the FIBA World Championship in Canada 1994where he was named MVP of the tournament.
