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Shaquille O’Neal Rips Apart Russell Westbrook on Shaqtin a Fool: “A Reminder to the NBA That Shaqtin Is Always Watching”

Published 01/28/2022, 9:30 AM EST

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Shaquille O’Neal was one of the best players of his generation and had a successful NBA career. After his retirement, he started focusing on his businesses and investments and became an NBA analyst on TNT. Shaq is a marquee member of the ‘Inside the NBA’ on the TNT team. In fact, Shaq started his own weekly post-game show ‘Shaqtin’ a Fool’, which features funny basketball plays from the past week.

Shaqtin’ a Fool features some of the funniest plays and events from basketball. However, the segment isn’t just restricted to players. The show also features coaches, referees, and other employees in the arena. In fact, it has also featured some international basketball plays on some occasions.

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This week’s Shaqtin’ a Fool featured four NBA plays from the past week. It featured Russell Westbrook, Evan Fournier, Julius Randle, Devin Booker, and Jordan Clarkson. While releasing the plays for the recent edition, Shaq roasted Westbrook by saying that ‘Shaqtin’ is always watching’.

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Shaquille O’Neal roasts Russell Westbrook on Shatin’ a Fool

Russell Westbrook’s missed shot against the Orlando Magic was featured in the recent edition of Shaqtin’ a Fool. In fact, Shaq saw that miss live from the Amway Center.

“A reminder to the NBA that Shaqtin is always watching,” Shaq said.

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Westbrook took the shot from inside the circle, but it hit the rim and the Magic regained possession from the rebound. Another humorous play in the show featured Knicks stars, Evan Fournier and Julius Randle. Evan Fournier received the ball and tried to dribble, but he accidentally collided with Julius Randle and lost possession.

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The other two plays featured Devin Booker and Jordan Clarkson, respectively. Devin Booker was at third of this week’s edition. Booker tried to dunk with his left against the Pacers. However, the ball hit the rim, and it was a hilarious miss from the Suns star. The final play of this week’s show

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Abhishek is an NBA writer at EssentiallySports with over two years of journalistic experience with Chase Your Sport and Dribl. A Football Management graduate, he has previously interned in the Indian Super League, I-League and the AFC Champions League. In addition to being a Michael Jordan fan, Abhishek is an ardent Steph Curry and Warriors guy, and believes they have a few more championships in store before the former retires.
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