As we joined the lads in Atlanta, Shaq was choking on, we presume, water; Ernie had left his anchor post to give aid; and Kenny Smith and Charles Barkley were trying to read the TelePrompter (spoiler: Chuck couldn’t keep up with the Prompter):
MORE: NBA scores, schedules, live updates
Naturally, it was all caught on tape; every cough and . . . belch.
Once Shaq gave the all-clear, everyone could laugh about it.
