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Shaquille O’Neal‘s larger-than-life aura has made him one of the most loved celebrities in the nation. After his dominance on the hardwood, the four-time NBA champ shifted his focus to multiple ventures in different walks of life. However, he has remained connected to the league as an insightful, entertaining and hilarious NBA analyst. He is famous for his strong takes and hilarious antics during live NBA broadcasts. But this time, a mistake from Shaquille O’Neal led to a 6’11 NBA MVP yelling at him on Live TV, leaving the NBA World going wild on Twitter.

The Denver Nuggets star Nikola Jokic recently joined the Inside the NBA show alongside, Shaquille O’Neal, Charles Barkley, Ernie Johnson, and Kenny Smith. During the conversation, a Russian term used by Shaq triggered Jokic, who ended up yelling at the Lakers legend on Live TV.

Nikola Jokic yells at Shaquille O’Neal

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In a recent post-match interview with TNT’s Inside the NBA, Shaquille O’Neal asked Jokic if he ever dreamed of becoming one of the greatest big men in basketball while growing up in Serbia. Nikola Jokic responded, “No, because you were there. I don’t know. Can I match that?”

Shaq enjoyed Jokic’s comments and made an attempt to thank the two-time MVP in his native language. Shaquille O’Neal stated, “Thank you brother, spasiba.” However, Shaq’s comment ended up triggering the 6’11 Nuggets star who then yelled, “It’s Russian.”

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The entire NBA crew immediately burst out in laughter, including Shaq. Incidentally, this is not the first time Shaq has confused Jokic’s native tongue Serbian with Russian. So, despite it all being fun and games, the Joker’s frustration was not completely unwarranted.

Now, the animated response from Nikola Jokic left the NBA World expressing some wild reactions. One of the fans said, Shaq better watch out

Here are some of the reactions from the fans

 

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Jokic’s hilarious shot at Shaquille O’Neal prompted some funny responses from NBA fans. At the same time, some of the fans warned Shaq to be careful around the Serbian star.

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Nikola Jokic led the Denver Nuggets to a comfortable 105-91 victory against the Memphis Grizzlies recently. He scored a triple-double with 13 points, rebounds, and assists each to clinch the franchise’s 19th victory of the season.

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Jokic is averaging 24.7 points, 11 rebounds, and 9.2 assists per game this season. As a result, the Nuggets are currently on top of the Western Conference with a 19-11 record. Thus, the four-time All-Star would hope to win his first championship this season if things go well for Denver.