Charles Barkley roasted Draymond Green with a great comeback joke during their broadcast of the 2024 NBA All-Star Game last Sunday. NBA on TNT insider Chris Haynes tried to use the same joke on Shaquille O’Neal, but it felt flat and fans mocked him for it.
On the pregame coverage of the LA Lakers vs. Golden State Warriors matchup, Haynes used Barkley’s comeback joke on Shaq.
Here’s the conversation:
“You know who just asked about you, Shaq?” Haynes asked.
“Who?” Shaq replied.
“Nobody,” Haynes said, which was the punchline.
Chris Haynes: "You know who just asked about you, Shaq?”
Shaq: 'Who?"
Chris Haynes: "Nobody."@ChrisBHaynes doing his best Chuck impression 🤣 pic.twitter.com/BvuiqUyDjt
— NBA on TNT (@NBAonTNT) February 23, 2024
It fell a little flat for Chris Haynes, who was trying to be funny and was a little nervous in delivering the punchline. However, Shaquille O’Neal and the rest of the TNT crew were a good sport and still laughed at it. They pointed out that it was Charles Barkley’s joke that went viral last Sunday.
But fans on X, formerly known as Twitter, still mocked Haynes for butchering the joke with his delivery. One fan even wrote:
“He damn near fumbled the joke.”