Shaq joined the ESPN set before NBA Finals Game 1. Shaquille O'Neal walks on the court before Game 1 of the NBA Finals between the Pacers and Thunders on June 5, 2025 in Oklahoma City. AP.

If ESPN/ABC didn’t put up a small NBA Finals graphic on the screen, you would think this was just a regular season game. — Zach Gelb (@ZachGelb) June 6, 2025.

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Shaq joined the ESPN set before NBA Finals Game 1. O’Neal, who was carrying an ESPN microphone, told Smith to “hold the mic” while he went over and started to mess with Perkins.

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