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Michael Sykes

Shaq called Nikola Jokic by an amazing nickname during this hilarious exchange about playoff triple-doubles

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Nikola Jokic has been making NBA history left and right for, basically, most of the last 3 seasons.

He did it again on Tuesday in the Nuggets win over the Suns. He notched the 10th playoff triple-double of his career at only 28 years old, which is pretty impressive on its own.

But what’s even more impressive is the fact that it’s the most playoff triple-doubles for a center in NBA history. He passed Wilt Chamberlain, who shockingly only had 9. Anytime you’ve passed Chamberlain in your career, you’re definitely doing something right.

The Inside the NBA crew let Jokic know about his new record on the show during a postgame interview. His response was simply “nice, thank you,” which says all you need to know about Nikola Jokic.

He also wanted to know if Shaq was also on that list with Wilt. Of course, he wasn’t. But his reason why is hilarious. He broke it down for Jokic while also hitting the big man with his ‘Big Honey’ nickname.

“Jokic: Is Shaq on that list?

Shaq: No, because I never passed, Big Honey.”

BIG. HONEY. What a response from Shaq. He’s used it before — incorrectly, albeit. But he nails it this time.

What’s more incredible here is that Shaq is so serious. Everyone else is laughing. There’s not a single chuckle coming from the Hall of Famer. He didn’t pass the ball.

Fans loved this — mostly because no one could get over the nickname.

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