Count Shakeel O’Neill among those who have started believing in the Knicks.
With the NBA playoffs around the corner, O’Neill took some time to praise the Eastern Conference’s No. 4 seed for his performance this year. In particular, he praised the performance of the team’s star big man, Zach Randolph.
Wait what
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Yes but TNG pregame coverage In the Celtics-Heat game, O’Neill crossed his strings, describing the Knicks. He meant to refer to the team’s All-Star forward Julius Randall, but used the name of Randolph, who had not played in the NBA since 2017 and was not on the Knicks’ roster since the 2008–09 season.
“They’re playing well,” O’Neill said of the Knicks. “(Coach Tom) Thibodo is doing a great job and Zach Randolph is playing MVP caliber basketball.”
The broadcast quickly recovered O’Neill, who was turned down by Sheikh. He had a very simple reason why he called Randolph’s number instead of Randall.
“I was thinking about my boy Zach. Z-Bo, what’s up? “
In fairness to the shake, Randolph and Randle have the same last name And Career Number. Randall has averaged 17.3 points and 9.2 rebounds per game during his career, while Randolph has averaged 16.6 points and 9.1 rebounds.
That said, Randall may have found a little more love in a season that made him double-double average for the first time in his two-year career and earn a spot in the All-Star Game. Maybe if the Nucks continue to play well and score a bit at Postson, Randall earned some more recognition for his best pro season yet.
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