Shaquille O’Neal Took Over As NBA Commentator During Heat-Bucks and Fans Loved It
Shaquille O’Neal stepped away from the TNT studio desk and put on the headset on Tuesday night, taking over color commentary duties during the clash between the Bucks and Heat.
Alongside Kevin Harlan and Reggie Miller, O’Neal was on the call for the In-Season Tournament game in Miami, and he provided fans with plenty of entertainment.
His place on TNT’s Inside the NBA panel was temporarily filled by WNBA legend Candace Parker, much to the delight of Kenny Smith and Charles Barkley, who applauded her as the replacement for O’Neal.
NBA fans on social media were loving O’Neal’s foray into color commentary, as he provided some intriguing insight and had plenty of jokes throughout the game.
Reggie to Shaq: "What is HEAT Culture?"
— NBA on TNT (@NBAonTNT) November 29, 2023
Shaq: "I'm gonna define it in three words: Discipline, Motivation, and Never Giving Up." pic.twitter.com/rVd8j3kK4J
Bam got @SHAQ hype ???? pic.twitter.com/dHv3PcBfYE
— Miami HEAT (@MiamiHEAT) November 29, 2023
Petition for Shaq to permanently replace Reggie on TNT
— Bucks Lead (@BucksLead) November 29, 2023
Shaq doing color commentary for TNT tonight?!?!?? LETS GO
— OberSports (@obersports) November 29, 2023
I think @SHAQ has been excellent on this TNT broadcast. I love him. #HEATCulture #NBAonTNT #NBA
— Jonathan Zaslow (@ZaslowShow) November 29, 2023
Shaq cooking Reggie ????????????
— ???? (@Ga34Era) November 29, 2023
Shaq commentating ????????
— ???????????????? (@22hdeS) November 29, 2023
shaq needs to be on the call way more often lol
— Rohan Nadkarni (@RohanNadkarni) November 29, 2023