Shaq hilariously taunted Charles Barkley with his cash after winning their bet on Heat and Celtics
Shaquille O’Neal made a bold prediction before the Heat and Celtics played in the postseason on Wednesday.
During a segment on Inside the NBA, the four-time champion predicted that Miami would beat Boston by exactly 10 points. His co-host, Charles Barkley, thought that was so ridiculous that he was more than willing to bet against it.
Even though the short-handed Heat played without Jimmy Butler (due to an injury) in the second game of the opening round in this Eastern Conference matchup, O’Neal somehow managed to get this one exactly right.
Before the Heat-Celtics game, Shaq said Miami would win by 10.
Barkley said let’s bet on it.
Shaq doubled the bet at halftime.
Cut to Shaq with wads of hundreds.
This is why Inside the NBA = pic.twitter.com/0FStkzuIix
— Jimmy Traina (@JimmyTraina) April 25, 2024
At halftime, O’Neal felt so confident that he was willing to “double” the amount of the initial bet.
Miami went on win the game by exactly as many points as Shaq initially said they would.
@SHAQ had the script @NBAonTNT
— Nick (@nick_3273) April 25, 2024
O’Neal celebrated by pulling out so many hundred dollar bills and pretending that it was a phone, jokingly on the line with Heat executive Pat Riley as well as other important folks associated with Miami’s franchise.
You don’t have to believe that the NBA is scripted to find yourself impressed by this one.
It’s more than OK if you want to call him Shaqstradramus, though.