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Shaq Pulled a Draymond Green and Put Charles Barkley in a Chokehold, and NBA Fans Loved It

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Shaq Pulled a Draymond Green and Put Charles Barkley in a Chokehold, and NBA Fans Loved It
Shaq Pulled a Draymond Green and Put Charles Barkley in a Chokehold, and NBA Fans Loved It

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Tuesday night’s Timberwolves-Warriors game got off to a very violent start, with Draymond Green, Klay Thompson, and Jaden McDaniels all getting ejected after a brawl broke out before the first point of the night was even scored. 

The lasting image from the melee had to be Green getting Minnesota’s Rudy Gobert in a chokehold while trying to pull him away from the pack. It was just a wild scene.

Thankfully, the legendary Inside the NBA crew was on the air after the game and Shaquille O’Neal had some fun with the fight by putting Charles Barkley in a chokehold in the middle of a segment.

This was pretty great: 

Fans rightfully loved it: 

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Andy Nesbitt
ANDY NESBITT

Andy Nesbitt is the assistant managing editor of audience engagement at Sports Illustrated. He works closely with the Breaking and Trending News team to shape SI’s daily coverage across all sports. A 20-year veteran of the sports media business, he has worked for Fox Sports, For the Win, The Boston Globe and NBC Sports, having joined SI in February 2023. Nesbitt is a golf fanatic who desperately wants to see the Super Bowl played on a Saturday night.

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