DALLAS — Is it time for Shaq to add "The Big Frog" to his list of nicknames?
Ahead of Monday's national championship game, the basketball legend himself made a bet with his "NBA on TNT" co-host Ernie Johnson and was banking on TCU to beat Georgia.
If Georgia beat TCU, Shaq said he would eat a frog. And Johnson, a Georgia alum, easily took that bet.
So, guess what was for dinner on Thursday?
Shaq, as a "man of his word," paid off the bet in front of a national audience during his "NBA on TNT" broadcast.
The bet payoff began with Johnson donning a Georgia Bulldog football helmet and carrying the delectable frog dish over to Shaq at the "NBA on TNT" desk.
Of course, it wasn't a live frog. The dish was fried frog legs.
Immediately after placing the plate in front of Shaq, the big man began chowing down.
Dipping them in some type of unknown sauce, Shaq seemed to be enjoying the delicacy.
"I just want to let y'all know, these frog legs are good," Shaq said with a smile, along with some frog stuck in his teeth.
"You didn't think I was gonna do it, did you?" the big man asked his crew.
And in case you were wondering, while they're the Horned Frogs of TCU, horned frogs are actually lizards. So, an actual horned frog might have been a bit too much to ask for from DJ Diesel.
