Kenny Smith's Shaquille O'Neal School Story
The room revisits Kenny Smith's famous anecdote about Shaquille O'Neal picking up his son from elementary school.
The hosts transition to discussing Shaquille O'Neal at by retelling an anecdote originally shared by former NBA player and analyst Kenny Smith. The panel explains that while Smith was playing in Texas and Shaq was with the Orlando Magic, their children attended the same school.
According to the hosts at , Shaq arrived at the school and decided to take Kenny Smith's son along with his own child to hang out and go shopping. The humorous complication arose when Smith went to pick up his son, only to be informed by school staff that Shaquille O'Neal had already signed him out and left.
The climax of the story, as highlighted at , occurred when Smith finally reunited with his son and discovered that Shaq had taken the boy to get a matching haircut. The panel laughs over the boldness of the move, noting how Shaq's larger-than-life personality made the situation iconic.