Shaquille O'Neal Shows Off Deformed Toe On TV; Twitter Reacts In Horror
BOSTON (CBS) -- The Celtics' performance in the first half of Game 5 vs. Cleveland was not the ugliest thing in the building on Thursday night. Not by a long shot.
That honor belonged to one Shaquille O'Neal, the Hall of Fame player who was at the TD Garden as a part of TNT's broadcast crew.
For whatever reasons, Shaq decided to display his big toe to the world during halftime.
It was gross.
Like, really gross.
As a warning, you should probably not scroll down unless you have a strong stomach.
Here goes nothing.
This is @SHAQ's foot. pic.twitter.com/TG4bc6rCZm
— Deadspin (@Deadspin) May 26, 2017
Unsurprisingly, the internet reacted in shocked horror.
What Shaq just showed on TV is not ok. pic.twitter.com/oZvpVMIWUC
— David Wade (@davidwade) May 26, 2017
@NBAonTNT @SHAQ get your radioactive big toe off my TV, I'm trying to eat ????
— Pete Kostopanagiotis (@PeteKosto) May 26, 2017
SHAQ'S TOE LOOKS LIKE IT'S TRYING TO RUN AWAY. WHY pic.twitter.com/mamaDjqgyl
— Def Pen Hoops (@DefPenHoops) May 26, 2017
Shaq's big toe has a big toe
— Zach Harper (@talkhoops) May 26, 2017
NOOOOOO SHAQQQ NO NO NO THAT'S NOT RIGHT NEVER WILL I EAT AGAIN. #ShaqToe pic.twitter.com/iIuMVdR6Df
— LoyalNEOHIOLatina???? (@LoyalNEOhiogirl) May 26, 2017
@SHAQ your big toe doing the dab! ????????????????????????#shaquilleoneal #badfeet
— 5Heartbeats (@shanellhenry) May 26, 2017
Shaq big toe looked like a baked potato stayed in the oven too long ????#NBAONTNT #Shaq
— Josh Glo ???? (@JoshGlo1) May 26, 2017
When your entire timeline is photos of Shaq's toe. pic.twitter.com/GItaR0euQx
— Arash Markazi (@ArashMarkazi) May 26, 2017
Former teammate Kevin Garnett -- who's seen some things in his day -- had to get in on the reaction, too.
When you're trying to watch the #ECF AND THEN @SHAQ TAKES OFF HIS SHOES ???? pic.twitter.com/TSuBdbs32E
— KG's Area 21 (@KGArea21) May 26, 2017
Shaq's son was, understandably, mortified.
Of course, Shaq did play in the NBA at 7-foot-1, 325 pounds. He played in more than 1,400 games, which amounted to more than 50,000 minutes on the court. So there was bound to be some residual damage.
But ... nobody expected to see it on TV on Thursday night. And nobody ever wants to see it again.