The Inside the NBA crew has always presented us with gems in every other episode aired on television. One of them had Shaquille O’Neal’s hilarious breakdown of gas price budgets, which had left the entire crew laughing.
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During an April 2018 episode of the show, Shaq thought he had figured out the secret to using gas efficiently in a vehicle. The Big Aristotle explained his theory to his co-host, Kenny ‘The Jet’ Smith, who was very confused by it all.
Shaq – When it gets to half, then you put $20 you bring it back to full.
Kenny – But I’ would have to stop more often to bring it back to $80.
Shaq – No you wouldn’t. You’re complaining about when it gets to zero you spend $80. Right? When it gets to half, you put $20, then when it get back to half, you put $20.
Kenny – But I keep stopping, putting $20 it’ll be $80. It’s the same amount of gas. I’m traveling with the same amount of gas.
Shaq – Kenny, an average human stops once a week for gas, right? But you? You only work here twice, you’d probably have to stop maybe once every two weeks. Don’t even try.
As Shaq sat there with the ‘proud dad’ look on his face, others had their heads down laughing at his math breakdown of how to refill his car’s gas. Instead of getting a full tank of gas for $80, Shaq believed in getting $20 of gas every time the tank came to half.
This supposed method eventually gave fans a gem from co-host Ernie Johnson the very next moment when he compared Shaq’s explanation to another wild take.
“This is bordering on what’s closer, the West Coast or the moon.”
But despite all three co-hosts disputing O’Neal’s claims, the Lakers legend decided to double down on his method instead of backing down.
The whole two-and-a-half-minute segment of the episode is pure gold. From Ernie looking at Shaq like ‘how is he a millionaire’ to the faint laughter from the production crew in the back, the Inside the NBA hosts never fail to deliver.
