The 2023 NBA playoffs are living up to its expectations. Some teams who had a poor start to the season managed to crawl into the playoffs through their dominating performances in the latter half of the season. However, there are some teams that narrowly missed out on the postseason, like the Toronto Raptors. While the Canadian side might be dejected with their performance this year, the Inside The NBA crew found a way to hysterically troll the Raptors. However, amidst their trolling session, Ernie Johnson found a way to throw shade at his esteemed co-hosts, Shaquille O’Neal and Charles Barkley.

The Toronto Raptors fought a tough battle on their way to the playoffs, but couldn’t manage to survive the play-in tournament. Hence, they had to end their season early, alongside other teams who failed to deliver on their promises. In a recent episode on Inside the NBA, the crew had a lot of fun picking on the eliminated teams’ misfortunes.

Charles Barkley and Shaquille O’Neal savagely trolled by co-host Ernie Johnson

In the short play-in tournament, the Toronto Raptors failed to get past the Chicago Bulls. It seems like the team has only been on a downward trajectory since Kawhi Leonard and Co. won the title in 2019.

Nevertheless, the Inside The NBA crew found it as an opportune moment to troll the Toronto side alongside others after their disappointing campaign. In a CGI-infused studio, they photoshopped Scottie Barnes, Pascal Siakam, and the Raptors’ long-time celebrity supporter, Drake, parasailing together with hilarious expressions. As he looked at the visual, Charles Barkley commented on how terrifying parasailing looks, and that he would never do it unless Shaq decided to join in.?

In response, Shaq mentioned that the parasail would fail to ‘sail’ with his 300-pound self tied up to it. At that moment, co-host Ernie Johnson quickly interrupted to throw shade at both the NBA legends with a hilarious comment.

“It’s just called swimming if you guys tried to parasail,” said Johnson on Live TV. The crew laughed heartily at the comment before continuing with the rest of the show.

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Even if the parasail could support the Lakers legend in the air, he is likely to decline such a stunt right now due to his current health situation. The Big Man underwent hip replacement surgery a few weeks ago and is on the path to recovery.

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The crew proceeded to troll other teams, like the Luka Doncic-led Dallas Mavericks, before concluding the segment.