Returning to the real world is tough. Just ask Big Diesel. Shaquille O’Neal malfunctioned a little bit which he claims is a side-effect to his newest addictive piece of tech – Apple Vision Pro. Just when everyone was joking the headset wouldn’t fit the giant, Shaq has shown the impact of its overuse. A resulting consequence is getting roasted by your co-hosts.

TNT Tuesday was back when the Bucks vs Suns were in halftime (with Milwaukee leading 49-48). But Shaq was having a hard time coming to grips with reality. He twitched his hands in the air like he was moving apps. He just happened to forget he was not wearing his spatial computing gear. It initially sparked concern from the TNT crew till he said, “I thought I was still having my Apple Vision Pro.”

Those of you considering investing $3,499 in Apple’s newest gadget, should first take a look at Shaquille O’Neal. Side effects include forgetting you’re not wearing the headset, trying to expand NBA games on traditional mediums, Doctor Strange hand movements, and being the butt of jokes.

There were way too many instances of Shaq glitching. Adam Lefkoe joked that while they were watching the regular game, Shaq was watching the “metaverse.” When O’Neal couldn’t shake it off, Lefkoe went into commercial joking, “Our Shaq-Bot is malfunctioning.” Candace Parker said that Shaq just wanted to “humble-brag” about having an Apple Vision Pro – which apparently occupies his time now backstage.

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As of that moment, Shaquille O’Neal had worn the headset for at least five hours, making Lefkoe say, “Shaq’s been in the back looking like Ready Player One.”

Suggestions to debug Shaq-Bot

After Big Aristotle broke down the game with some twitchy urges, Jamal Crawford asked if he was okay. Shaq said, “I still see some stuff but I’ll get out of the Matrix.” Hopefully before the game ends. He doesn’t want to miss a single second of Giannis Antetokounmpo.

O’Neal kept glitching and stuttering though (on purpose) which left his co-hosts very concerned. Lefkoe said, “We’re going to get him looked at,” before the game resumed. Another day of Shaq providing Internet fodder. The memes that ensued were the icing on the Shaq-sized cake.

The 4x NBA champion was compared to our Star Wars faves, Matrix icons and so many movie characters. Others had suggestions for Lefkoe, Crawford and Parker. Most recommend they hit a hard reset on Shaq-bot. Hopefully they let us know how to undo the effects of the Apple Vision Pro to fix C3PO’Neal.

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