NBA legend Shaquille O’Neal embarrassed himself on Tuesday (3/11) by saying Chauncey Billups is the head coach of the Detroit Pistons.
Billups coaches the Portland Trail Blazers.
Here’s Shaq congratulating Portland Trail Blazers head coach Chauncey Billups on turning the Detroit Pistons around. 👍 pic.twitter.com/roe6qnGaKE
— Awful Announcing (@awfulannouncing) March 12, 2025
O’Neal is one of the best players in NBA history. However, he’s not up to date with today’s game.
A few years ago, he didn’t know that “Pascal” was Pascal Siakam‘s first name.
O’Neal and Charles Barkley don’t do a good job for TNT. All they do is bash today’s players. That’s not how you grow the game.
It also doesn’t help that O’Neal and Barkley don’t know half of the players in the league. They only talk about the big names and teams. And when they do speak about the teams and players, it’s always negative.
New Orleans Pelicans star Zion Williamson had a triple-double against the Los Angeles Clippers, finishing with 22 points, 10 rebounds and 12 assists. And guess what? O’Neal wasn’t impressed.
Shaq after Zion dropped a triple double:
“You giving him props for that? I need more. Anybody can get 20 points now. That’s not good enough. I’m not impressed by that” https://t.co/EKOcGxEpPL pic.twitter.com/EmhtpZzXxr
— Oh No He Didn’t (@ohnohedidnt24) March 12, 2025
NBA media would be better off without O’Neal and Barkley. Unfortunately, the two NBA greats will be joining ESPN next season.
As NBA fans know, JB Bickerstaff coaches the Pistons, who are 37-29. They are in sixth place in the Eastern Conference standings.
Detroit won only 14 games last season. Bickerstaff, who was fired by the Cleveland Cavaliers last summer, has done a terrific job with the Pistons, who would be a playoff team if the season ended today.
Billups is also doing a good job with the Blazers, who are 28-38. They are in 12th place in the rugged Western Conference standings.
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