Days After Trying to ‘Entice’ Kenny Smith, Shaquille O’Neal Finds Success in His Endeavor Despite Having a Bad Hip

NBA legend Shaquille O’Neal recently gave fans a major scare when he shared a picture of him lying on a hospital bed without much context. He eventually cleared the air and explained that he had just gone through hip surgery. Surprisingly, it didn’t take long for the Big Aristotle to jump back into his work schedule and was seemingly eager to prove his physical capabilities as well. After getting turned down on the first try, the Hall of Famer finally achieved his goal on the recent episode of Inside the NBA.

The post-game show not only provides an in-depth analysis of the games but also entertains its viewers with hilarious content. As a result of their increasing popularity, Shaq, Kenny Smith, and Charles Barkley were recently nominated for “Outstanding Personality/Studio Analyst”.

Shaquille O’Neal tricks Kenny Smith

Several days ago, Shaquille O’Neal had tried to persuade Kenny Smith into racing him to the board. However, his co-hosts instantly dismissed the idea given that it had only been a few weeks since Shaq underwent an operation. Although the 4x NBA champion gave up after one attempt, it is now clear that he was only bidding his time.

During the halftime segment Phoenix Suns-Denver Nuggets face-off, the 15x All-Star made yet another attempt at coaxing Smith into racing him. However, this time Shaq had a few tricks up his sleeve. After taking Barkley and Shaq’s take on the Suns vs Nuggets game, Ernie Johnson moved on to ask for Smith’s opinion. In response, the NBA veteran said, “First of all, my chair is booby-trapped. It doesn’t spin.”

As soon as the words came out of Smith’s mouth, Shaq got up from his chair and simply walked toward the board as a way of finishing the ‘race’. Turns out, it was the Diesel who had locked Smith’s chair with a remote. After finding out Shaq’s trickery, Smith simply said, “That’s a genius, I’m not gonna lie. That might be the best one.”

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Smith and Chuck bet on Shaq

When Shaquille O’Neal first proposed the idea of racing to the board, his co-hosts had turned down the idea in fear of his health. Smith revealed that Shaq was already physically too active for a person just out of surgery and ‘diving on couches’. This apparently led Smith and Chuck to place a bet over the duration it would take for the Lakers legend to ‘blow out your new hip‘.

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Stepping into the role of a mediator, Johnson put an end to their ‘deal’ and asked his co-hosts not to wish for such things!