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Unfortunately for Shaq, his attempt merely confused the four-time All-Star.
The look on Antetokounmpo’s face says it all, and the situation is only made funnier by the crew ragging on Shaq even as he attempted to congratulate him again.
Antetokounmpo, of course, was gracious in his acceptance of the honor — even if all Shaq got right was the “congratulations” part.
But there’s a happy ending: Charles Barkley, perhaps attempting to pile on Shaq further, said he would donate $10,000 to Antetokounmpo’s charity if Shaq could correctly pronounce his name — and he nailed it:
Like Shaq said, he had to get it right for the new NBA Defensive Player of the Year.
