Watch Shaq freak out while playing ‘Mortal Kombat’ with Kenny Smith
James Dator has been covering a wide range of sports for SB Nation for over a decade, with a special focus on the NFL.
Shaquille O’Neal and Kenny Smith decided to face off in Mortal Kombat and we learned a lot about the two. It was expected that Shaq would pick a slow, lumbering character with plenty of power -- but he kept sticking to Jason Voorhees for all three games. At one point he freaked out.
It was surprising that a former PG like Kenny fell into the trap of taking slow dudes, too. First he went with Ferra/Torr, then Kotal Khan. It’s a trap a lot of first-time fighting game players fall into. I did the same thing when I was 8 years old in Street Fighter II when I assumed Zangief would be the best because of his muscles.
Eventually the switch to Sub Zero sealed his victory. Really, this isn’t about who won or lost, it’s all about this face.
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Polygon Overview: Mortal Kombat X gameplay
