Kenny Smith Outwits Shaquille O’Neal’s Off-Camera Prank After Bearing A Wild On-Air Shenanigan

Shaquille O’Neal was blessed not only with remarkable basketball skills but also with a sharp sense of humor. It’s more like an innate quality that he has mastered over time. This humor is also just another element that energizes the Inside the NBA show. It seems to have a Bluetooth connection that gets passed on to the entire cast. Just recently, O’Neal pulled a humorous prank on Kenny “The Jet” Smith, only to end up getting exposed.

During a segment of the show, O’Neal misinterpreted Ernie Johnson’s mention of TNT’s Pitbulls. When asked about it, he went on to imitate a real pit bull and fake a bite on Smith. The entire cast quickly broke into laughter when they understood the situation. Shaq’s latest unimaginable antic saw the cast maintain a few seconds of silence to settle back in. 

“I’ll have to go to the vet tomorrow and get a shot, too,” Smith added. Johnson who initially uncontrollably laughed later appeared pretty fed up, while Barkley hilariously weighed in on whether Smith needed a tetanus shot. Concluding the chaos, the editors of the show were quick to display an old picture of a teenage O’Neal. 

However, this wasn’t the end at all. The Big Aristotle took his pranks off-camera as well. Just a few hours later, Smith shared a snippet on his Instagram story. It showed the inside of his car, where the seats were filled with snow. And it didn’t take Smith long to figure out who could be the only person to pull this prank. 

In the clip he said, “This is why I know who it was. There’s only one person that would do some stupid stuff like this. Who would do that? Who would take the snow? It’s only one man. I know who you are four letters. One man would do something stupid like this to my car.” It wasn’t Smith’s best day. “It’s on @Shaq!!!” he captioned the story. He also lost to O’Neal in their show’s favorite tradition.

Charles Barkley accused Kenny Smith of being a “quitter”

Loyal fans know the cast loves to race to the big board, where winning is of utmost importance, by hook or by crook. For them, defeat feels like losing pride, at least that’s what Barkley believes. Recently, it was Smith versus the Los Angeles Lakers legend. While Smith initially took the lead, he lost momentum after something fell from his jacket, causing him to stop midway.

The loss, far from valiant, wasn’t taken lightly by Johnson and Barkley, who wasted no time mocking Smith. “You’re just a quitter,” Barkley said while Johnson added, “Man, you got whipped.” Chuck later added, “Man, you got no pride.” Despite his attempts to defend himself, Smith’s excuses fell flat. 

Later, seemingly out of options, Smith turned to O’Neal, asking about the shoes that helped him secure the win. Smith’s question saw O’Neal’s bragging about his Shaq shoes. Likely customized, the shoes featured the name “Shaq” on the outsole. Regardless of the shoes, the result remains the same for Smith. And so, the cast’s endless string of antics continues.