‘inside The Nba' Crew Roasted Shaq For Not Knowing Nuggets Coach David Adelman

The Nuggets were a taxable of chat connected ESPN's Inside nan NBA connected Thursday night, up of Denver's play opening conflict pinch nan Warriors. While previewing nan game, it became clear that Shaquille O'Neal didn't afloat refresh himself pinch nan Nuggets’ offseason moves.

When a schematic displaying nan Nuggets' offseason additions was put connected nan screen, O'Neal offered immoderate little study of each player. The past sanction connected nan database was Denver's caller caput coach, David Adelman, who O'Neal seemingly thought was a newly-acquired player.

O'Neal said that he was "not familiar" pinch Adelman, which prompted Kenny Smith to laughter and respond, "He's a coach, man," astatine O'Neal.

Adelman was named nan Nuggets' interim coach aft the squad unexpectedly fired Mike Malone precocious into nan 2024-25 season. Adelman was past named nan full-time caput coach this offseason, though it seems Shaq ne'er rather sewage that memo.

"I don't cognize who that is," Shaq said, while Ernie Johnson, Charles Barkley and Smith laughed.

"Listen, fto maine show you thing astir me. There's 27 teams, I'm not memorizing 27 coaches," Shaq retorted, earlier being reminded location are, successful fact, 30 NBA teams.

Adelman is nan boy of erstwhile longtime NBA coach Rick Adelman, who spent 23 seasons coaching successful nan convention for nan Trail Blazers, Warriors, Kings, Rockets and Timberwolves. Despite his family's history successful nan NBA, O'Neal seemingly had nary thought who David was, and he was rightfully roasted for it by his colleagues.

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