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Kenny Smith shoves Shaquille O'Neal into a Christmas tree AGAIN after 7 years, fans call it a 'sequel'

As Kenny Smith pushed Shaquille O'Neal, he landed in the tree next to a red bag written with the tag 'Shaq-A-Claus'

ATLANTA, GEORGIA: The 'Inside the NBA' team has begun Christmas celebrations already. On Tuesday, December 6, the team kicked off the revelry as they recreated a moment from 2014 with Kenny Smith shoving Shaquille O'Neal into a giant Christmas tree. 

Smith was speaking during the during the halftime of Lakers vs Cavaliers. Suddenly, he got up and ran towatds the tree at the same time as O'Neal, and pushed him hard.  O'Neal fell right inside the tree next to a massive red bag that had "Shaq-A-Claus" written on it. All viwers could see next were his shoes sticking out.

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The other two TNT co-hosts, Charles Barkley and Ernie Johnson, rushed to help him. The tree survived the collision, becoming one of the most hilarious moments in the show's history. It was seven years ago that Smith pulled the same stunt, the only difference being that the tree was not so big and was pushed back due to the impact of the collision. After O'Neal got up, Johnson said, "That was bad right there,” to which O'Neal said, “This means war Kenny," as per The Sports Rush. 

'These guys are hilarious!'

Netizens were quick to react to the hilarious incident. One person tweeted, "Reminds me of this 7 years ago. Good times," while another said, "Oh when @SHAQ gets his revenge. Kenny gonna be flying over the whole set...." Another person said, "I thought this was a throwback until the one from 7 years ago was shown. Ah good times again." Another chimed in, "Shaq-a-Claus feet sticking out from that tree had me hollerin." Adding to the hilarious reactions, yet another netizen weighed in, tweeting, "I know almost nothing about the NBA today vs. knowing almost everything about it in the late 90s... but every @NBAonTNT clip I see makes me laugh and makes me want to tune back in! These guys are hilarious!."

The nostalgia was evident from the tweets as a person tweeted,"That tree in the studio year after year getting crushed by Shaq." A user wrote, "Classic bit i remember when they did this back in like 2015." Another fan added, "The sequel we all deserved!" Another tweet stated, "Minutes before he did that I’m watching the show and I’m like “dang with this Christmas set they have now, I wonder how many weeks it’ll take for Shaq or one of them to be shoved into the Christmas tree or for it to fall on them." A user wondered, "You are telling me this isnt the first time Shaq has fell into a christmas tree???."

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