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Shaq hilariously failed trying to speak Serbian to Nikola Jokic

Originally posted on Larry Brown Sports
By Darryn Albert | Last updated 3/23/22

Foreign languages are still not Shaquille O’Neal’s specialty.

The retired NBA great O’Neal interviewed Denver Nuggets star Nikola Jokic on TNT after Denver’s win over the Clippers on Tuesday. O’Neal tried to close out their interview by speaking a line of Serbian to Jokic and calling Jokic by his nickname “Big Honey.” Unfortunately, O’Neal fell flat on his face and called Jokic “Big Soul” instead. When Jokic pointed out his goof, O’Neal then blamed his producer for giving him bad info.

Check out the hilarious video.

"Aye man! You gave me the wrong information." @SHAQ tried to speak Serbian to Nikola Jokic again. pic.twitter.com/DZWZFKRCJM

— NBA on TNT (@NBAonTNT) March 23, 2022

O’Neal has proven himself to be a successful NBA player, television analyst, and businessman. But in terms of other skills, O’Neal’s language-speaking ability is probably about on par with his ability to act in movies.

The Basketball Hall of Famer is not much better with other European languages either. A couple seasons ago, O’Neal also confused another foreign NBA star by butchering his native tongue.

This article first appeared on Larry Brown Sports and was syndicated with permission.

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