Shaquille O’Neal may still be beefing with Dwight Howard over that whole “Superman” moniker thing, but on Inside the NBA Thursday night, Shaq actually made a bet that his rival would play well against the Bulls in a critical matchup. O’Neal told his colleagues that if Howard didn’t score at least 18 points and grab seven rebounds, he would perform the last segment of the show in his “drizawers.”
.@Shaq makes a stiff bet if Dwight doesn't get 18 pts & 7 reb. https://t.co/MQbq4Zhb5o
— NBA on TNT (@NBAonTNT) April 1, 2016
Unfortunately for The Big Diesel, while Howard fulfilled his rebound requirement grabbing 13 in the game, he only scored seven points in the 103-100 Rockets defeat, meaning he had to lose the pants for the post-show segment. Shaq wouldn’t just drop it without a fight, though, as he initially refused in this hilarious backstage bit with his colleagues.
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While he was able to easily fight off the much smaller Casey Stern, O’Neal was no match for Hall of Famer Isiah Thomas, and together they were able to get the big man to own up to his word. When he came back on set, not only was Shaq pantsless, he was also sporting heavy bandages and a cane from the “beating” he took from Thomas.
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This is far from Shaq’s first embarrassing moment on Inside the NBA since he joined the show, as he has previously smashed an egg on his forehead, wrestled Charles Barkley, and fallen after slipping on the floor. Still, this one might take the cake.
