When Phil Mickelson and Charles Barkley Destroyed Shaquille O’Neal With an Epic Golf Prank
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Phil Mickelson has a great sense of humor. It is proved from his past banters with Tiger Woods and his trash-talking during the “Match”. However, he took it a step further in 2018. The Lefty teamed up with former NBA legend, Charles Barkley, to prank Shaquille O’Neal.
Phil Mickelson pranks Shaquille O’Neal
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Phil teamed up with Charles Barkley in an exhibition match against Stephen Curry and Peyton Manning. However, apart from team Mickelson’s emphatic win over their opponents, Phil and Barkley’s duo showcased their humorous side.
The coverage on Friday was joined by the co-host of Chales’ show Inside NBA, Ernie Johnson, Kenny Smith, and Shaquille O’ Neal.
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The tables turned at the Capital One, the “Match”. Mickelson and Barkley pulled off an epic golf ball prank on Shaquille O’Neal. In the rescue of his playing partner, Phil provided Charles with a dozen of the customized Callaway Chrome Soft golf ball, which had Shaq’s face on it.
The amusing part was that Shaq was present in the live coverage, and the cameras captured his priceless reaction. Phil showcases his humor once again.
.@PhilMickelson had a dozen @CallawayGolf balls made with @SHAQ’s face on them for Sir Charles to use during #thematch3
Chuck: “This is the ugliest ball in the world right here” 😂 pic.twitter.com/i8qJsEvgMy
— Andrew Tursky (@AndrewTursky) November 27, 2020
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Barkley also spoke some hilarious words about the golf ball. He said, “This is the ugliest ball in the world here.” However, Shaquille didn’t back down and later came back with yet another teasing line for Barkley. He said, “Chuck, if you can’t read words, how are you going to read greens?”
Who won the Capital One Match?
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On the business end, the match back in 2018 at the Stone Canyon Golf Club in Oro Valley, Arizona ended with Mickelson and Barkley emerging as winners. The duo defeated Stephen and Manning 4&3 on Friday. The two on two charitable matches were played to provide contributions to the historically Black colleges and universities and Feeding America.
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