Shaquille O’Neal Was Ready to Sacrifice a Body Part Just to see Michael Jordan’s Team Fail

Shaquille O’Neal has done it again. The entertainer in him never disappoints. Shaq made a bizarre bet with actually nobody on Inside the NBA on TNT. He was willing to give away his hand while betting on Atlanta Hawks and against Michael Jordan’s Charlotte Hornets.

Luckily for Shaq, the Atlanta Hawks beat the Charlotte Hornets rather comprehensively. The Charlotte Hornets were pretty much down and out all game as they could get the better of the Hawks. The team never managed to take a substantial lead in the game and had no momentum in order to force a victory.

LaMelo Ball and Terry Rozier both scored more than 20 points but it wasn’t enough.

Trae Young finished the regular season as both the leader in points and assists. He scored a total of 2,155 points and 737 assists. He became the only player since Tiny Archibald in 1972-73 to achieve this feat.

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Trae Young did not disappoint in the first round of the play-in tournament and made sure his side qualifies for the playoffs. His 24 points and the Hawks’ win most importantly saved Shaq’s body part!

Atlanta Hawks’ win saves Shaquille O’Neal his arm!

Shaq made a crazy bet out of the blue on Inside the NBA on TNT. Ernie Johnson, Charles Barkley, and Shaq were in conversation about the play-in game between the Atlanta Hawks and the Charlotte Hornets. Chuck said that the Hornets could carry out a win. However, Shaq very, very strongly believed that there was no way Michael Jordan’s Hornets would win. And emphasized on ‘very’!

.@SHAQ has a lot on the line for tonight’s Hawks/Hornets matchup pic.twitter.com/hXCEaeCFPz

— NBA on TNT (@NBAonTNT) April 13, 2022

“If Charlotte beats the Hawks, I’ll stick my hand in a hornets’ nest! Deal? Deal?” Shaq made the bet without anyone else asking him. The bizarreness of the bet sent people laughing in the studio. Chuck started laughing before Shaq even completed the whole sentence, whereas Ernie Johnson was sent into disbelief.

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Ernie exclaimed, “Where did this even come from?!” as the people in the studio could not stop laughing.

Shaq continued, “On the last segment of the show, I will stick my fist in a hornets’ nest. You know how we do it. Don’t disrespect my Hawks like that.”

Shaq’s utter belief and such confidence were paid back as the Hawks won rather comprehensively 132-103 eliminating the Hornets. 

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