Kevin Hart hosted Saturday Night Live and one of his best moments was playing Shaquille O’Neal on Inside the NBA. Obviously there’s a slight height discrepancy between Shaq (7’1) and Hart (5’4), but stilts to the rescue!
Kevin Hart had to use stilts to impersonate Shaq on SNL, and it was perfection
This was so good!
James Dator has been covering a wide range of sports for SB Nation for over a decade, with a special focus on the NFL.
The sketch centers on Charles Barkley (played by Kenan Thompson) mocking Shaq mercilessly for his weird turns of phrase and off-topic comments. Finally the jabs at Shaq’s intelligence become too much, and Shaq wants to fight ...
“Tall body with little arms. You’re like the letter ‘F’ came to life.”
There’s something deeply unsettling about what they did to Kevin Hart’s head. The bald cap is so puffed out he looks like one of the aliens from Mars Attacks. Either way, this was an excellent sports sketch to close out the year, in a season that’s already had some amazing moments.
