“NBA on TNT” is a TV program that attempts to provide entertainment, not basketball analysis, but can people on the panel at least learn the names of players in the league? Is that too much to ask?
Yes, apparently. During Thursday night’s edition of the show, Ernie Johnson introduced a new segment, titled “Shak’s First Name Game.” The idea is simple: Johnson gives Shakeel O’Neill the NBA player’s last name, and O’Neill should provide the maiden name. No statistics, no fun facts, only first name.
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It shouldn’t be hard for someone who is paid handsomely to talk about the NBA on a regular basis, right?
wrong.
Shuck named one player right, and Johnson suspected he received a tip to avoid an 0-for-5 performance. (He still got one more than Charles Barclay “Who does he play for?” In December.)
- Correct Answer: Hornets Guard Malik Monk; Sheikh’s answer: Eli Monk
- Correct Answer: Kings Center Richaon Homes; Sheikh’s answer: John Holmes
- Correct Answer: Knicks guard Emmanuel Quickley; Shaikh’s answer: Jerrod Quickly
- Correct Answer: Knicks center Mitchell Robinson; Sheikh’s answer: Stuart Robinson
- Correct Answer: Desmond Bain; Shaikh’s answer: Desmond Bain
This is a series of “NBA on TNT” moments for this season’s Hall of Famer.
Rockets big man Christian Wood is called O’Neill “A casual” During a postgame interview because Sheikh admitted that he did not know much about her. Nuggets star Nikola Jokic had to convince O’Neill He was Serbian, not Russian. Recently, Shaq said that he “Pascal Siam’s First Name” Never Knew, Which probably served as the inspiration for the “Shakes First Name Game”. The Raptors forward is the NBA Champion and Most Improved Player Award winner, and was named an All-Star Starter last year.
But in Shaq’s defense, it’s not that it’s his job to know … Oh, wait. This is a very important part of the job.
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