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NEW YORK, NY – DECEMBER 06: Shaquille O’Neal attends AOL Build to discuss his collaboration with Toys For Tots at AOL HQ on December 6, 2016 in New York City. (Photo by Daniel Zuchnik/WireImage)
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NEW YORK, NY – DECEMBER 06: Shaquille O’Neal attends AOL Build to discuss his collaboration with Toys For Tots at AOL HQ on December 6, 2016 in New York City. (Photo by Daniel Zuchnik/WireImage)
The Boston Celtics?were a mess after Jimmy Butler‘s outstanding performance in Game-2. The Celtics forward Grant Williams showed his competitiveness and ferocity in the closing minutes of the game. However, it was Butler who really re-ignited the playoff mood. The Miami Heat won the game after an altercation on the court when the Celtics were down by six points in the fourth quarter.
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Meanwhile, NBA analyst, Shaquille O’Neal shared a wholesome moment with a Celtics star.
Boston Celtics stars share a wholesome moment
Jimmy Butler displayed his dominance all over the court in the key moments of the fourth quarter. Immediately after Grant Williams hit a crucial three-pointer, he got into a verbal altercation with the veteran Miami forward. But it seems like the Celtics star made the wrong choice this time. Butler took this personally and improved his play. What had previously been a comfortable double-digit advantage for the Celtics rapidly became a six-point deficit.
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Butler outscored Williams by four points on five possessions while Williams was defending him. Williams struggled with keeping Butler in check. Butler led the Heat to a decisive victory with a stellar performance of 27 points, 8 rebounds, and 7 assists. Meanwhile, the former Celtics player, Shaquille O’Neal shared a wholesome moment with Grant Williams before heading into game 2.
Shaq and Grant Williams. 😂
(via @NBAonTNT)
— Hoop Central (@TheHoopCentral) May 19, 2023
Grant Williams bumped into Shaquille O’Neal before his game against the Miami Heat. He greeted Shaq by touching his arm. Shaq, however, chose to greet Williams by kissing his head.
A clip of this was shared by the Twitter handle of ‘NBA on TNT’, which garnered attention from fans.
The NBA World reacts to Shaquille O’Neal’s gesture
As a clip of this wholesome gesture amount the two Celtics’ players went viral, fans had much to say about this.
A fan tweeted, “The kiss of death before a betrayal,” suggesting that it was Shaq’s kiss that led to Celtics’ loss in game 2.
The kiss of death before a betrayal https://t.co/14myAoUloc
— Niggon Targaryen (@LemmeSeeIt_) May 20, 2023
The fans didn’t hold back against Shaq. Some of the reactions include:
Shaq already knew he was going night night 😭😭😭 https://t.co/I3vT4R8PgB
— Mario Louis 🌊🌴 (@_sway3) May 20, 2023
Shaq knew it was over for this man 💀💀💀💀💀 https://t.co/Y8Ju2VkmbF
— Denny (@losobuckets) May 20, 2023
bro nah, jimmy cooked him and then this https://t.co/0KE2eQfmO6
— 4🃏 (@certifiedturntc) May 20, 2023
@SHAQ cursed grant with that kiss SMH sealed his fate … See Ernie didn’t kiss Jimmy @NBAonTNT https://t.co/oyFQB0UfUO
— 🄱🅁🅄🄽🄾 (@ShawneeSeanShon) May 20, 2023
https://twitter.com/edwardbernard_/status/1659770810469597185?s=20
However, amidst all the trolling against Shaq, there were a few who found this gesture heartwarming.
That's love. Y'all tripping
— GoodFortune21 (@Fortune21Good) May 20, 2023
https://twitter.com/SUN_Of_Uhhh/status/1659721873347735552?s=20
Idc
This was sweet🥹❤️ https://t.co/pHtm6BQ5V6— 💜E💜 (@_MunecaMorenita) May 20, 2023
Boston Celtics will play against the Miami Heat during Game 3 on Sunday night. Will you be watching? And what are your thoughts on Shaq’s gesture? Let us know in the comments below!
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