Shaquille O’Neal couldn’t resist walking away from the “Inside the NBA” desk on Tuesday night.
Kenny Smith references rapper Jay-Z – which is Allegation of rape of 13 year old girl The lawsuit—filed on December 8 after the MTV Video Music Awards party in 2000—and Charles Barkley’s response created another viral moment on the TNT broadcast.
“You think Jay-Z or, or, or,” Smith said.
“Probably not a good time right now,” Barkley exclaimed after patting Smith’s arm.
“You’re all fools, man,” Smith said, shaking his head and smiling.
O’Neal, who appeared to be laughing, got up and stood behind a wall on the set.
“Go and see if you can fix the wall, will you, Shake?” Ernie Johnson said. “Actually, here, I’ll go with you.”
Johnson got up and joined O’Neill, who was standing with his back to the camera.
The TNT production crew was also heard laughing in the background.
“Too quick, Kenny,” Barkley said.
Jay-Z, whose real name is Shawn Carter, has vehemently denied the allegations against him and fellow rapper Sean “Diddy” Combs, which were made in an amended civil complaint filed by a woman named Jane Doe.
Combs – who is currently behind bars at the Metropolitan Detention Center in Brooklyn awaiting trial On charges of sex trafficking and racketeering – Denied the allegations made by Doe.
In the complaint, the plaintiff alleges that Combs and Jay-Z, both now 55, raped her while an unidentified woman watched during the celebrity party, which took place at a New York City residence.
The initial complaint, which was filed in October, did not name Jay-Z.
Jay-Z called the allegations “silly” and “heinous in nature”. statement Released on Sunday by one of his companies, Roc Nation.
