Shaquille O’Neal and Inside the NBA left Adam Sandler in stitches
Adam Sandler and Shaquille O’Neal have appeared in several movies, but the actor couldn’t believe what the NBA legend dished up.
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Adam Sandler is generating plenty of buzz for his upcoming film ‘Uncut Gems’ as he rides the press tour.
His latest stop saw him land on the set of Inside the NBA alongside host Ernie Johnson and former NBA players Kenny Smith, Charles Barkley and Shaquille O’Neal.
Sandler has received widespread praise for his role with many hoping to see him land an Oscar nomination.
But the NBA show never takes things too seriously and they didn’t dive into the nitty gritty of the film, instead opting to have some fun with the Hollywood star.
Sandler and O’Neal have appeared in several movies together in the past, with another reportedly on the way in 2020, but they sprung a few surprises when diving through the archives.
As Johnson throws to a video looking back over the history of the pairs on-screen appearances, the video begins and immediately takes a turn.
Instead of showing the movies they actually appeared in together, the video shows supercuts of O’Neal injected into some of Sandler’s biggest films.
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It starts off with ‘Big Daddy’ and O’Neal playing the role of Julian in a scene where he’s having trouble peeing on the street.
The next one up is a clip from ‘Waterboy’ before then rolling into ‘Billy Madison’ and the hilarious scene where Sandler’s character is studying with a correct answer resulting in his tutor removing a piece of clothing.
The laughs weren’t done with there as another clip from ‘Big Daddy’ shows O’Neal attempting to pronounce NBA player names and coming undone with Antetokounmpo.
But they managed to save the best until last with a hilarious scene from ‘Happy Gilmore’ when Sandler knocks the airconditioner out of the window onto O’Neal below who delivers the famous “mister mister” line before taking another shot at Charles Barkley: “Mister, mister get this thing off me … it feels like Barkley’s fat a**”.
Sandler can’t contain his laughter as the clips keep rolling on and after it ends he shows love to the former NBA dominator.
Sandler wasn’t out of place on the show as his love for basketball has been ongoing since he was a kid. A clip of the actor went viral through the week showing him tearing up a local gym rec game.
Known for always having a basketball hoop on set and playing at any opportunity he can get, the clip showed off all of Sandler’s traits on the court.
A baseline drive ends with a reverse left-handed layup, the next moment sees him hit a corner jumper off a one-dribble pull up.
The final clip shows him firing a rocket pass into the lane to an open teammate for a contested layup, drawing wild reactions from those on and off the court.
Adam Sandler pulled up to a pickup game and got buckets 👀
— SportsCenter (@SportsCenter) December 20, 2019
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Sandler’s latest movie ‘Uncut Gems’ sees him play the role of a jeweller who makes a high stakes bet that could lead to the windfall of a lifetime and stars former NBA superstar Kevin Garnett. It will be released in Australia on January 31 on Netflix.
Originally published as Shaquille O’Neal and Inside the NBA left Adam Sandler in stitches