Jimmy Kimmel Live‘s most popular segment is probably Mean Tweets and this time the late-night host tapped NBA players to read out haters’ tweets.
The clip includes everyone from Shaquille O’Neal to Dwight Howard to Grant Hill being forced to confront the unfortunate things basketball fans have said about them online.
“Shaquille O’Neal?” O’Neal reads off Twitter. “More like Shaquille-Hasn’t-Missed a Meal.” He responds, “That’s a good one. Tell your mother, ‘Make my sandwich and be naked when I get there.'”
Lavar Ball reads,...
The clip includes everyone from Shaquille O’Neal to Dwight Howard to Grant Hill being forced to confront the unfortunate things basketball fans have said about them online.
“Shaquille O’Neal?” O’Neal reads off Twitter. “More like Shaquille-Hasn’t-Missed a Meal.” He responds, “That’s a good one. Tell your mother, ‘Make my sandwich and be naked when I get there.'”
Lavar Ball reads,...
- 7/7/2021
- by Emily Zemler
- Rollingstone.com
During an amusing NBA Finals-themed edition of “Mean Tweets” on “Jimmy Kimmel Live!,” Shaquille O’Neal shut down some fat-shaming with a delightful clap back of his own.
The bit came during a special NBA Finals post-show version of “Kimmel,” guest-hosted by Anthony Anderson. Of course, you know how it works: Celebrities read actual, real-life mean tweets about them, supposedly for the first time, and the laughs come from their reactions.
This edition featured several current and former NBA stars, beginning with Mr. Shaq Diesel himself. You can watch the clip at the top of the page right now, but if you want to read, we’ll transcribe the gags below for you:
Baller: Shaquille O’Neal
Tweet: “Shaquille O’Neal? More like Shaquille-Hasn’t-Missed-a-Meal.”
Shaq’s response: “That’s a good one. Tell your mom to make my sandwich, and be naked when I get there. Hi, mom.”
Baller: Lavar Ball...
The bit came during a special NBA Finals post-show version of “Kimmel,” guest-hosted by Anthony Anderson. Of course, you know how it works: Celebrities read actual, real-life mean tweets about them, supposedly for the first time, and the laughs come from their reactions.
This edition featured several current and former NBA stars, beginning with Mr. Shaq Diesel himself. You can watch the clip at the top of the page right now, but if you want to read, we’ll transcribe the gags below for you:
Baller: Shaquille O’Neal
Tweet: “Shaquille O’Neal? More like Shaquille-Hasn’t-Missed-a-Meal.”
Shaq’s response: “That’s a good one. Tell your mom to make my sandwich, and be naked when I get there. Hi, mom.”
Baller: Lavar Ball...
- 7/7/2021
- by Ross A. Lincoln
- The Wrap
The Los Angeles Public Library has revealed Kobe Bryant’s reading inspirations.
“As one would expect from a passionate storyteller, Bryant also appreciated reading a good book,” librarian Keith Kesler wrote in a blog post on the library’s website. “I searched through old interviews and social media posts to find the books that inspired the Black Mamba.”
The Kobe reading list includes “The Alchemist,” by Paulo Coelho; “The Illustrated Art of War,” Sun Tzu; “Blink” and “The Tipping Point” by Malcolm Gladwell; “Children of Blood and Bone,” Tomi Adeymi; “The Hero’s Journey,” Joseph Campbell; “Jonathan Livingston Seagull,” Richard Bach; “Lone Survivor,” Marcus Luttrell; “Relentless: From Good to Great to Unstoppable,” by trainer Tim Grover; “Shoe Dog: A Memoir by the Creator of Nike,” Phil Knight; “The Silver Linings Playbook,” by Matthew Quick; “Sunny,” Jason Reynolds, “Team of Rivals: The Political Genius of Abraham Lincoln,” by Dolores Kearns Goodwin; “Thirty Rooms to Hide In,...
“As one would expect from a passionate storyteller, Bryant also appreciated reading a good book,” librarian Keith Kesler wrote in a blog post on the library’s website. “I searched through old interviews and social media posts to find the books that inspired the Black Mamba.”
The Kobe reading list includes “The Alchemist,” by Paulo Coelho; “The Illustrated Art of War,” Sun Tzu; “Blink” and “The Tipping Point” by Malcolm Gladwell; “Children of Blood and Bone,” Tomi Adeymi; “The Hero’s Journey,” Joseph Campbell; “Jonathan Livingston Seagull,” Richard Bach; “Lone Survivor,” Marcus Luttrell; “Relentless: From Good to Great to Unstoppable,” by trainer Tim Grover; “Shoe Dog: A Memoir by the Creator of Nike,” Phil Knight; “The Silver Linings Playbook,” by Matthew Quick; “Sunny,” Jason Reynolds, “Team of Rivals: The Political Genius of Abraham Lincoln,” by Dolores Kearns Goodwin; “Thirty Rooms to Hide In,...
- 2/2/2020
- by Bruce Haring
- Deadline Film + TV
Leave Joel Embiid Alone!!!! Caron Butler not only thinks the 76ers superstar was justified in crying after the 76ers heartbreaking loss to the Toronto Raptors, he thinks the NBA should change the media rules to allow players to deal with their emotions in private. In case you missed it ... after Embiid missed his shot to swat Kawhi Leonard's game-winner, cameras captured Joel crying on the court ... and later in the hallway while being consoled by his girlfriend.
- 5/13/2019
- by TMZ Staff
- TMZ
Caron Butler says there's a diamond in the rough in the NBA playoffs ... a guy he says is "so special" the Trail Blazers better not sleep on him -- and that dude is Nikola Jokic. The 7-footer from Serbia has emerged a force to be reckoned with this season -- and Butler says it's no fluke. "He's so special," Butler tells TMZ Sports ... "I spent some time with the Denver Nuggets and his versatility is...
- 5/1/2019
- by TMZ Staff
- TMZ
Exclusive: Former NBA star Caron Butler has teamed up with Desert Dancer co-producer Parisa Dunn to produce a documentary about racial inequality within the billion dollar cannabis industry. Butler, who played for the Washington Wizards, Miami Heat and La Lakers during a career that saw him become a two-time NBA All-Star, is producing The Green Dream alongside Dunn, who co-produced Freida Pinto-fronted feature Desert Dancer and has worked on docs including U.S. Drug Wars and Border Invasion USA.
Principal photography has started on the project, which will look at the “war on weed” and the disproportionate incarceration of people of color in the USA. Butler, who wrote Tuff Juice: My Journey From The Streets to the NBA and is working with Mark Wahlberg on a movie based on his life, is known for his work on U.S. justice system reform.
The film will feature exclusive interviews with politicians,...
Principal photography has started on the project, which will look at the “war on weed” and the disproportionate incarceration of people of color in the USA. Butler, who wrote Tuff Juice: My Journey From The Streets to the NBA and is working with Mark Wahlberg on a movie based on his life, is known for his work on U.S. justice system reform.
The film will feature exclusive interviews with politicians,...
- 4/23/2019
- by Peter White
- Deadline Film + TV
Caron Butler says LeBron James and Jimmy Butler would be a match made in heaven ... telling TMZ Sports the Lakers should try to make a trade for the All-Star. Fyi -- Jimmy reportedly asked Timberwolves coach Tom Thibodeau for a trade on Wednesday ... after just one season in Minnesota. So, we asked Tuff Juice if the Purple & Gold should pick up the phone and call the Wolves ... and he thinks it's a no-brainer, saying Butler would perfectly complement King James.
- 9/19/2018
- by TMZ Staff
- TMZ
Some of the biggest stars in the NBA went to La Salle University on Sunday to pay tribute to Rasual Butler ... and honored their friend by circling together for an emotional chant. Chris Paul, Lamar Odom, Caron Butler, Roger Mason Jr., Jim Jackson and others were in Philadelphia for the "service of love" for Butler ... who was killed in a car crash in L.A. on January 31. CP3 was one of the speakers -- he...
- 2/12/2018
- by TMZ Staff
- TMZ
[[tmz:video id="0_xv5g6j4o"]] Mark Wahlberg wants to direct the movie based on Caron Butler's life ... and guess who's super stoked to hear that?? Caron Butler!! TMZ Sports spoke with Tuff Juice about Marky Mark wanting to tackle Butler's story of a drug dealing childhood to becoming an NBA All-Star in his directorial debut ... and he says it's a dream come true. Butler says Wahlberg is his top choice to direct the flick ... even with Huge names like...
- 1/13/2018
- by TMZ Staff
- TMZ
He's already producing and acting in the movie -- but now Mark Wahlberg is making a play to Direct his upcoming movie about the life of NBA star Caron Butler. We broke the story ... Wahlberg has been targeting huge names like Spike Lee, Peter Berg and Barry Jenkins to direct the flick about Butler's journey from dealing drugs to becoming an NBA all-star. Our sources say Wahlberg is very passionate about the project -- and...
- 12/29/2017
- by TMZ Staff
- TMZ
Tons of huge stars flocked to Staples Center to watch the Lakers retire Kobe Bryant's #24 and #8 jerseys ... but Floyd Mayweather's terrible outfit almost stole the show. Take a look ... it's like if a couch pattern was an NBA uniform. There was more crazy fashion ... Lavar Ball was covered head-to-toe in Bbb gear. Allen Iverson paid tribute to Kobe with his G.O.A.T. shirt. Adam Levine rolled out the sweatpants and Gucci boots.
- 12/19/2017
- by TMZ Staff
- TMZ
[[tmz:video id="0_3qpg7uf0"]] Could LiAngelo Ball make an epic return to China?? Caron Butler thinks it would be a huge success for the ex-ucla player ... but tells TMZ Sports the middle Ball kid's best move was to stay in school. We broke the story ... Lavar Ball pulled Gelo from the Bruins basketball squad after growing frustrated with his son's indefinite suspension for shoplifting in China. Butler disagrees with the move, saying academics should come first for Gelo ... but...
- 12/5/2017
- by TMZ Staff
- TMZ
[[tmz:video id="0_5etuqjtg"]] Dwyane Wade was Really close to heading west instead of reuniting with his bestie LeBron James this off-season ... so says ex-nba star Caron Butler. TMZ Sports spoke with Tuff Juice about his convo with Wade before he made his decision to join the Cavs ... and he says Wade was seriously considering Miami, Okc and the L.A. Lakers. Butler breaks it down -- L.A. made sense considering Wade's movie star wife Gabrielle Union, Okc...
- 10/15/2017
- by TMZ Staff
- TMZ
Mark Wahlberg is Going Big in his search for the perfect director for the Caron Butler biopic -- we're told he's lasering in on 3 names ... Peter Berg, Spike Lee and Barry Jenkins. Wahlberg has been gung ho about the project since securing the rights to make a movie based on Butler's life story last year. The story is incredible ... Butler overcame a hard life as a drug dealing youth who was arrested more than 15 times to become an NBA champion.
- 7/30/2017
- by TMZ Staff
- TMZ
[[tmz:video id="0_zis7mwoe"]] Master P says he's well aware his 15-year-old son, Hercy, is one of the best teenage basketball players in the country, but tells TMZ Sports he doesn't care ... 'cause if the grades aren't right, hoops doesn't matter. We talked to both P and Hercy fresh off jet from their last tournament, and the Ice Cream Man couldn't stop gushing about how his boy is killing it, but assured us the books come first. "He's like...
- 6/17/2017
- by TMZ Staff
- TMZ
Ouch!
As the Cavaliers face the Warriors in the NBA Finals for the third year in a row, Jimmy Kimmel recruited some of the league’s finest for a new rendition of his popular segment “Mean Tweets.”
On Thursday, players and legends alike went on camera to read nasty insults about themselves.
The results were (of course) hilarious.
From Coinage: Who are the wealthiest NBA owners?
Some of the best include…
This dig at DeAndre Jordan’s facial features.
“I bet DeAndre Jordan is so bad at free throws because his eyes are so close together” read the Los Angeles Clippers center.
As the Cavaliers face the Warriors in the NBA Finals for the third year in a row, Jimmy Kimmel recruited some of the league’s finest for a new rendition of his popular segment “Mean Tweets.”
On Thursday, players and legends alike went on camera to read nasty insults about themselves.
The results were (of course) hilarious.
From Coinage: Who are the wealthiest NBA owners?
Some of the best include…
This dig at DeAndre Jordan’s facial features.
“I bet DeAndre Jordan is so bad at free throws because his eyes are so close together” read the Los Angeles Clippers center.
- 6/2/2017
- by Rose Minutaglio
- PEOPLE.com
Magic Johnson, Shaquille O'Neal, & Other Basketball Stars Mocked in New NBA Edition of 'Mean Tweets'
Jimmy Kimmel is celebrating the start of this year's NBA Finals with an all-new NBA edition of his hit segment "Mean Tweets."
Some of basketball's hottest stars and most legendary figures came together on Thursday's Jimmy Kimmel Live! to read the horrible, insulting things random trolls on the internet decided to write about them.
Watch: Steph Curry, Blake Griffin and 10 More NBA Stars Read 'Mean Tweets' on 'Jimmy Kimmel Live!'
Some of the tweets mocked the athletes' looks -- like when one user commented on James Harden's massive beard, saying that he "always looks like he's just about to lead the Israelites through the Red Sea."
Other comments were just inexplicably mean for seemingly no reason. Former Wizards and Clippers forward Caron Butler read one tweet that claimed, "If you look up the word douche in the dictionary you'll see a picture of Hitler, but in that picture he's holding up a photo of [link...
Some of basketball's hottest stars and most legendary figures came together on Thursday's Jimmy Kimmel Live! to read the horrible, insulting things random trolls on the internet decided to write about them.
Watch: Steph Curry, Blake Griffin and 10 More NBA Stars Read 'Mean Tweets' on 'Jimmy Kimmel Live!'
Some of the tweets mocked the athletes' looks -- like when one user commented on James Harden's massive beard, saying that he "always looks like he's just about to lead the Israelites through the Red Sea."
Other comments were just inexplicably mean for seemingly no reason. Former Wizards and Clippers forward Caron Butler read one tweet that claimed, "If you look up the word douche in the dictionary you'll see a picture of Hitler, but in that picture he's holding up a photo of [link...
- 6/2/2017
- Entertainment Tonight
[[tmz:video id="0_gy66w1rs"]] Caron Butler admits he was" extremely scared" during a "red alert" bomb scare while he was visiting troops in Afghanistan ... but praises the Army for keeping him safe and vows to go back. Butler just returned from a trip to the Middle East with the Uso -- and even watched the NBA All-Star game with soldiers in Afghanistan. But a few days before the game, troops rushed in and moved Caron to a secure area...
- 3/2/2017
- by TMZ Staff
- TMZ
[[tmz:video id="0_gr154qo9"]] It's time for Carmelo Anthony to get the hell outta New York and start winning championships ... so says Caron Butler, who wants to see 'Melo play for a Real contender this season. TMZ Sports spoke with Butler about the trade rumors surrounding the 'Melo/Phil Jackson drama ... and he says all signs point to the Knicks moving on and building around young star Kristaps Porzingis. Tuff Juice says 'Melo is one of the all-time greats...
- 1/28/2017
- by TMZ Staff
- TMZ
[[tmz:video id="0_apa7xqwi"]] NBA star Caron Butler says he's "blown away" by George Karl's comments about players, and thinks he hurt his relationship with the rest of the basketball community. Karl's new book, "Furious George: My Forty Years Surviving NBA Divas, Clueless GMs, and Poor Shot Selection," goes after Carmelo Anthony and Kenyon Martin's fatherless upbringings -- "all that money and no father to show them how to act like a man." Butler -- who played for...
- 12/31/2016
- by TMZ Staff
- TMZ
[[tmz:video id="0_8j0ropge"]] Big news from Caron Butler on his Mark Wahlberg-produced biopic -- a director has been chosen to lead the project and the script-writing process is underway. We got Caron leaving a meeting with script writers ... and he told us the flick (which is in the early writing stages) is gonna show the Real story behind his childhood struggles as a drug dealer. C.B. says Wahlberg (as well as director Jason Lew and writer...
- 11/22/2016
- by TMZ Staff
- TMZ
[[tmz:video id="0_ibhvu23n"]] Kobe Bryant has done it ... Caron Butler has done it ... and now the originator of the NBA's "Big Balls" dance thinks it's high time the league let guys do it in peace ... without the huge fine. We got Sam Cassell out at Mastro's and asked him about the move he made famous ... the imaginary cuffing of huge huevos whenever you hit a big shot. Sam's been busting the move since back in his Minnesota Timberwolves...
- 10/25/2016
- by TMZ Staff
- TMZ
[[tmz:video id="0_2hr3yrpc"]] NBA star Caron Butler has made it clear he'd Love for Michael B. Jordan to play him in the movie Mark Wahlberg is producing about his life. So, when we saw Michael B. out at Catch in West Hollywood Tuesday night ... we had to ask the guy -- would you do it??? Good news for Caron, he didn't exactly say no. Of course, Caron's life story is amazing -- he overcame a hard life as...
- 10/12/2016
- by TMZ Staff
- TMZ
[[tmz:video id="0_dsx3rc9m"]] How do you make years of hardship, arrests, and near homelessness easy to swallow? Make it into a delectable cake!!! That's what NBA star Caron Butler did ... or had done for him ... getting surprised for his 36th birthday with a cake made to look like a copy of his 1st book 'Tuff Juice.' The cake was made by Bree's Cakes ... an L.A. based bakery business that has catered to big celebs like DeMar DeRozan and The Game.
- 3/20/2016
- by TMZ Staff
- TMZ
Mark Wahlberg has officially signed on to produce a movie about the life of NBA star Caron Butler ... this according to Caron himself. The movie will be based on Butler's autobiography 'Tuff Juice' -- in which the Sacramento Kings forward details how he overcame a hard life as a drug dealing youth to make it to the NBA. As we first reported, the two were in talks to turn the story into a movie back in September -- and now,...
- 3/8/2016
- by TMZ Staff
- TMZ
[[tmz:video id="0_rw3xl395"]] Looks like Caron Butler has his future retirement plan all set ... 'cause his son is straight Killin' it on the bball court ... dropping 41 in a recent game. Butler's kid J.C. is just a 15-year-old sophomore at Racine Prairie Hs in Wisconsin but already has interest from D-1 schools like Wisconsin, Marquette Memphis and North Dakota State. Why all the hubbub? It's not just the 41 point explosion ... J.C. is averaging nearly 20 points a game...
- 2/22/2016
- by TMZ Staff
- TMZ
[[tmz:video id="0_jca6lsua"]] NBA star Caron Butler says he wants to help Lamar Odom conquer his demons -- and has reached out to his former teammate several times -- telling TMZ Sports, "I worry about him." Butler appeared on "TMZ Hollywood Sports" to talk about his new book "Tuff Juice" -- in which he touches on how he overcame his own issues (arrested 15 times as a kid, drug dealing, etc.) to make it to the NBA. And with Odom's well-documented personal issues,...
- 9/23/2015
- by TMZ Staff
- TMZ
Mark Wahlberg might be adding another athlete to his entourage ... 'cause TMZ Sports has learned that the A-lister is in talks with NBA star Caron Butler about bringing his life story to the big screen. Butler has a brand new book out called "Tuff Juice" -- in which the Sacramento Kings forward details how he overcame a hard life as a drug dealing youth to make it to the NBA. Wahlberg has been all over...
- 9/23/2015
- by TMZ Staff
- TMZ
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