I love Derrick White, and I love the Celtics, but this was absolutely hilarious.
The “Inside the NBA” crew were in absolute roast mode late Tuesday night — well, at least that was the case with Charles Barkley and Shaquille O’Neal. And it was pure comedy gold.
Boston Celtics point guard Derrick White was outright brilliant in his team’s Game 2 contest against the Atlanta Hawks, putting up an impressive stat line of 26 points, seven rebounds and three blocks. He received praise all across the basketball world for his star performance, and deservingly so.
But that wasn’t the case with Sir Charles and Shaq, who turned a postgame breakdown into a complete roast of Derrick White’s hairline (even Stephen A. Smith got some heat), and although it was petty and unwarranted, it was funny as all get out.
“Is that Derrick White or Stephen A.? Stephen A. don’t play for the Celtics!”
Charles Barkley and Inside the NBA is outta pocket for this 😂pic.twitter.com/UmchdPTf0v
— ClutchPoints (@ClutchPointsApp) April 19, 2023
How can you not love Charles Barkley and Shaquille O’Neal?
I feel for Derrick White here because he most certainly deserves a ton of credit for the performance he put up — but I can’t help but find this whole situation hilarious. Who didn’t burst out laughing when Shaq started singing?
That was comedy gold. (RELATED: Draymond Green Suspended 1 Game After Stomping Kings’ Domantas Sabonis On Chest)
And then you have Charles Barkley bringing up Stephen A. Smith…
Holy cow, man. Everything about that moment was pure laughter.