It’s hard to nail bets nowadays.
Just last night, the LA Clippers trailed the Portland Trail Blazers by 18 with over three minutes remaining in the third quarter and ended up knocking off Portland, 118-112. A night before that, the Los Angeles Lakers led the Indiana Pacers by 17 points during the fourth quarter before losing on an Andrew Nembhard buzzer-beater.
But instead of placing bets, watching others do the wagering might be more fun. For example, last night on TNT’s Inside the NBA, former NBA superstars Shaquille O’Neal and Charles Barkley made a friendly wager. Shaq bet Chuck $5,000 that Barkley couldn’t ride a kids’ bike.
No, I am not making this up. Here’s proof:
Shaq bet Chuck $5K that he couldn’t ride the bike 🤣 pic.twitter.com/7BkO2Fh54x
— NBA on TNT (@NBAonTNT) November 30, 2022
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Would Chuck have had more success on the adult-sized bike? Perhaps! But he never stood a chance against the training wheels.
Shaq ended up with the lock of the night on national television.
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