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Time of India
23-04-2025
- Entertainment
- Time of India
Shaquille O'Neal targeted by memers after getting a portable toilet on Inside the NBA set: 'Wolves with no ball movement, but Shaq with bowel movements'
The playoffs were supposed to be the main topic of discussion on the TV show Inside the NBA , but it was sports analyst and former basketball player Shaquille O'Neal who stole the limelight in the last Tuesday episode with his potty break—right on the set, but in a portable toilet this time. Tired of too many ads? go ad free now In the episode before that, Shaq was compelled to leave the set to answer the call of nature. Internet cracks up as there's a portable toilet for Shaq on Inside the NBA set Shaquille O'Neal had to miss screen time and rush from the set to take a potty break on Inside the NBA. Making it easier for Shaq the next day—and in case any of his co-hosts were in need—the producers placed a portable toilet on the set. And it was time for them to take it to the next level. Shaq made full use of the portable toilet, complete with added sound effects and more, making the internet ROFL. Shaq even turned around to show some toilet paper hanging out of his pants. Hilarious memes flooded the internet as social media couldn't stop laughing over Shaq's toilet break. Sharing a meme featuring a portable toilet, an X user wrote, 'God bless these men and nba on tnt the Porto potty presence on this set is terrifying.' Targeting the Minnesota Timberwolves, which lost to the Los Angeles Lakers recently, another commented, 'Wolves with no ball movement, but Shaq with the bowel movements!' One more tweeted, 'ShaqFu, more like ShaqPoo! You guys are too funny! Love your show! And thanks for always having a sense of humor! #NBAONTNT.' A comment also read: 'No one combines sports and comedy like these guys.' Another read: 'When you got to go. You got to go.' Amid all this, Shaq's co-hosts Charles Barkley, Ernie Johnson Jr., and Kenny Smith simply savored the fun. Smith pointed out that they had gone way above the limits on the show with the toilet episode. Shaq had revealed that he had too much olive oil to clean his gut, which led him to rush for a toilet break. Also Read: The show will now move to ESPN next year after wrapping up the final season on TNT. On the hardwood, the Los Angeles Lakers beat the Minnesota Timberwolves on Tuesday in Game 2 of the first-round matchup of the playoffs.
Yahoo
17-02-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Kevin Durant derides NBA All-Star criticism: 'It's more fun to complain about the NBA than to actually watch it'
Kevin Durant has joined the chat. The 15-time All-Star and active online poster took the time to weigh in on the NBA's greatest controversy: what to do about the All-Star weekend. The NBA has tried for years to breath life back into the best-of competition, but Sunday's edition received a lot of criticism for the format and a broadcast overrun with Kevin Hart bits. Durant, potentially sick of the discourse, took to X on Monday to jokingly (we think) propose an extreme reaction: cancel the event entirely. (Unfortunately, sarcasm does not travel well on the Internet.) "I think it's more fun to complain about the NBA than to actually watch it," Durant wrote. "Crazy, cancel all star weekend and let's just give everybody a break since we're so miserable around this time..." I think it's more fun to complain about the nba than to actually watch it. Crazy, cancel all star weekend and let's just give everybody a break since we're so miserable around this time… — Kevin Durant (@KDTrey5) February 17, 2025 Durant participated in Sunday's game as part of Team Shaq's OG All-Stars, which cruised to victory in the finals after nearly falling to Team Candace's Rising Stars in the semifinals. The weekend had its moments: Mac McClung's perfect run to a dunk contest three-peat was so good that it inspired some actual All-Stars to (maybe) join the competition next year. But there's been general consensus about a pretty lame All-Star weekend that left a couple of winners and a lot of losers. As he often does, Durant doubled down on his take, going on a commenting spree in response to X users who disagreed. Winning a chip is the only thing that matters along side trades and free agency. Now mfers care about all star weekend lol ok — Kevin Durant (@KDTrey5) February 17, 2025 All star games used to be a layup line back n the day until late in the game then the intensity would ramp up. The 3 point shot and how many we take, by time u ready to ramp up somebody down 40 already. They didn't have to worry bout that as much back n the day. They can shoot… — Kevin Durant (@KDTrey5) February 17, 2025 Only thing matters is rings and legacy. — Kevin Durant (@KDTrey5) February 17, 2025 At one point, Durant clarified that his criticism was more about the fact that NBA fans love to complain. "My point is, fans complain about EVERYTHING. Like nothing is good enough for the fans right now. Only thing they enjoy is playoffs, trade deadline, free agency and when players beef with each other lol," Durant said. I get it. My point is, fans complain about EVERYTHING. Like nothing is good enough for the fans right now. Only thing they enjoy is playoffs, trade deadline, free agency and when players beef with each other lol — Kevin Durant (@KDTrey5) February 17, 2025 In response to one fan who said that the discourse was a form of "constructive criticism," Durant had a cheeky reply: "And I am constructively criticizing your criticism." And I am constructively criticizing your criticisms… — Kevin Durant (@KDTrey5) February 17, 2025 Never change, KD.
