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Shaqtin' a Fool is a weekly television segment that is shown during Inside the NBA on NBA on TNT,[1] which first aired during the 2011-2012 NBA season when retired NBA All-Star Shaquille O'Neal created it upon joining the show. It highlights humorous and uncommon basketball plays that have occurred during NBA games in the past week. O'Neal is the host and presenter, while fellow analysts Ernie Johnson, Kenny Smith, and Charles Barkley provide commentary.
| Shaqtin' a Fool | |
|---|---|
| Starring | Shaquille O'Neal Ernie Johnson Jr. Charles Barkley Kenny Smith |
| Country of origin | United States |
| No. of seasons | 4 |
| Production | |
| Production locations | Turner Studio J Atlanta, Georgia |
| Running time | 1-3 minutes ~30 minutes (specials) |
| Original release | |
| Network | TNT (2011–present) NBA TV (specials) (2013-present) |
The segment regularly features NBA players, and also includes, but not limited to referees,[2] crowd members, mascots,[3] and other arena employees. On special occasions, the segment features plays which had occurred during the past.[4] Each episode contains 5 plays during the past week; multiple plays may include the same player, and a single play may highlight more than one player.
At the conclusion of the NBA postseason, a Shaqtin' a Fool special airs on NBA TV. During the special, Shaquille O'Neal is joined by Jared Greenberg and Dennis Scott, and the top Shaqtin' a Fool plays of the season are shown. On the 2013 special, 34 plays were shown to honor O'Neal's jersey retirement of #34 during his tenure with the Los Angeles Lakers. On the 2014 special, only 20 plays were shown. Since the beginning of the 2013–14 NBA season, fans are able to tweet suggestions for Shaqtin' a Fool.[5]
Special Editions
Other from the season ending special, occasionally there are other special editions of Shaqtin' a Fool.
All-Star Edition
Starting from the 2013 season, an "All-Star" edition of Shaqtin' a Fool airs after NBA All-Star Weekend. It highlights bloopers that had occurred in the All Star Weekend events, such as the Slam Dunk Contest, the NBA All-Star Celebrity Game, and the NBA Rising Stars Challenge.
Shaqtin' a Fool Midseason Award Special (2014)
On February 27, 2014, a midseason special named the "Shaqtin's" (parodying the Academy Awards) aired on NBA TV featuring O'Neal, Scott and Greenberg.[6]
| Award | Player | Position | Team | Play Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Worst Layup | Kendrick Perkins | Center | Oklahoma City Thunder | An air ball reverse dunk/layup against the Jazz |
| Worst Pass | Enes Kanter | Center | Utah Jazz | A random pass out of bounds against the Thunder |
| Worst Shot | Enes Kanter | Center | Utah Jazz | Two botched double-clutch jumpers |
| Worst Dunk | Derrick Williams | Forward | Sacramento Kings | A missed self alley-oop after a steal against the Bulls |
| Worst Moment By An All-Star | Tony Parker | Guard | San Antonio Spurs | A badly botched technical free throw |
| Worst Turnover | Marcin Gortat | Center | Washington Wizards | A botched Dream Shake against Tim Duncan |
| Worst Moment | Javale McGee | Center | Denver Nuggets | Piggy-backing an opponent |
In addition, McGee was also presented with a Lifetime Achievement award for his two years of bloopers featured on the show.
"Old School" Edition (2014)
On December 11, 2014, a special edition of Shaqtin' a Fool, titled "Old School", featured plays which occurred during the 1980s, 90s, 2000s, and a special section showing O'Neal's top bloopers during his career as a player.[7] This edition ran on NBA TV, and showed 5 plays for each category, totaling to 20 plays.
| Category | Players Featured | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | Larry Bird, Darryl Dawkins, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Danny Ainge, and Karl Malone | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1990s | Tim Kempton, Dominique Wilkins, Michael Jordan, Chris Mills, Samaki Walker, and Shawn Marion | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2000s | Lamar Odom, Nick Buchert, JaVale McGee, Shaquille O'Neal, and Michael Ruffin | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Shaquille O'Neal | Shaquille O'Neal
Shaqtin' a Fool Most Valuable Player  The Shaqtin' a Fool Most Valuable Player (MVP) is an annual award presented at the Shaqtin' a Fool special during the conclusion of the NBA Playoffs. In the 2011-12 and the 2012-13 season, fans voted online for their favorite play of the year, and whichever player whose play accumulated the most amount of votes for that season was awarded with the Shaqtin' a Fool MVP. Since the 2013-14 season, the MVP is decided through the most amount of appearances made by one player in a single season. In the event of a tie, fans vote for a player, and the leading candidate receives the award.
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