The NBA stars shined bright on Christmas Day, even if there were a few missing in action thanks to covid. Over the holiday weekend, retired NBA stars joined in on the action as well. A video of O'Neal shooting and draining a fifty foot three-pointer has gone viral, and he posted it on his website.
Only the person shooting the video and the others in attendance know how many tries it took to sink the jumper. If I were a gambler, I would feel pretty safe betting a large sum of money that this shot, unlike a Jay-Z verse, was not done in one take. The shot is respectable, but I think we can give the big man a pass since his game was never built on shooting. During his NBA career, O'Neal shot a high percentage from the free-throw line.
No one knows why O'Neal is filming himself shooting a long shot, but it may be related to the analyst who is on the show. During the holiday week, while filling in for Charles Barkley, he called out his rival about his shooting ability. They took it to the court and allowed O' Neal to be embarrassed. After breaking down Lakers-Suns highlights, O'Neal claimed he wouldn't be 1 for 13 shooting wide open threes.
O' Neal did not go 1 for 13 from behind the arc on the studio court. He missed his first seven shots before quitting. The form is similar, but not Larry Legend. Even if it took eight attempts, it is impressive to see the big man drain a deep shot. One of the two should be on set at all times with O'Neal just to keep his exaggerations in check.
