Shaquille O’Neal bizarrely trolls Jamal Crawford with 1 million ‘Shaq’ dollars after predicting the Suns would lose to the Nuggets

The Denver Nuggets vs Phoenix Suns was a closely fought contest.

Shaquille O’Neal bizarrely trolls Jamal Crawford with 1 million ‘Shaq’ dollars after predicting the Suns would lose to the Nuggets

Shaquille O'Neal and Jamal Crawford

Tuesday night, the Phoenix Suns, who were shorthanded, overcame a 22-point deficit in the second half to defeat the Denver Nuggets 117-107 behind Kevin Durant‘s 35 points, including eight in overtime. The Nuggets were down the Suns by 15 points at the break on Tuesday. Seeing this, Shaquille O’Neal projected that the defending champions would make a comeback and win during the halftime show on TNT. Jamal Crawford, a former player for the Suns, was optimistic about his team’s prospects and saw an opening to entice the big guy to place a poor wager.

He offered the former All-Star player of the Los Angeles Lakers $1,000 to bet on Phoenix winning the game if he was willing to risk $10,000. Shaq responded, “I’m betting $1 million on the Nuggets,” with an air of arrogance. To be fair, Denver managed to overcome a 15-point deficit and force overtime; nonetheless, the Suns triumphed by outscoring the home club 15–5.

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Well, this is O’Neal, so he always comes up with something. He brought fake dollars and specifically; it was O’Neal’s face on the dollar. After that, Crawford threw the bundles on him. Shaquille O’Neal said,

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I didn't say a million real dollars.

Crawford was initially pleased. But as soon as co-host Candace Parker flashed the cash chunk to the camera, his smile vanished.

The production team couldn’t believe how funny the surprise was. The fact that the box of Shaq dollars was there indicated that O’Neal had the entire thing planned. Even though he was able to avoid having to pay out a million dollars on an oversight.

Shaquille O’Neal backs Bol Bol for his performance against Denver Nuggets

The Phoenix Suns surprised everyone by defeating the Denver Nuggets, the defending NBA champions, 117-107 in overtime. Kevin Durant performed exceptionally well. However, Hall of Famer Shaquille O’Neal praised the center Bol Bol‘s performance during the halftime show. While Durant and Allen received their fair praise.

Shaquille O’Neal while praising Bol Bol, said, 

I've been seeing this kid since high school. He's 7'5, he's gonna block shots, very active. He can play with a little intention, and doesn’t play lazy, he can be a force. When he wants to play, there’s nobody that can stop him.

As long as Bol plays with belief, O’Neal continued, playing with Durant and Bradley Beal will help him get better.

In 12.5 minutes of action against the Nuggets, the big man finished with two points, four rebounds, one assist, and one shot blocked. For the little amount of time, he played, not awful at all. Still, O’Neal has put himself in a difficult situation ever since he likened Bol Bol to Victor Wembanyama.

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