Shaq emulates Draymond Green, puts Chuck in chokehold

The Minnesota Timberwolves and Golden State Warriors NBA In-Season Tournament Game got tense and things escalated when a scuffle broke out between Warriors players Draymond Green and Klay Thompson and Timberwolves Jaden McDaniels. Wolves center Rudy Gobert tried to pull Thompson away from the fight but instead was put in a headlock and dragged away by Green.

As the inside crew was giving their analysis, it seemed that Shaquille O’Neal couldn’t help himself. As they moved on from the Game talk, Shaq got up and pretended to give a hug to Kenny Smith, but then went over to Charles Barkley and tried to do what Green did to Gobert. However, Shaq struggled to get a grip on Chuck and Ernie Johnson said, “this is not a choke!” Chuck actually seemed to be enjoying the moment, grinning throughout as the rest of the crew laughed. It was definitely a much lighter moment than what happened in the Game.