Shaq And Charles Barkley Under Fire For Mocking Anthony Davis After He Left Game In A Wheelchair With Head Injury

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Shaq and Charles Barkley have angered Lakers fans.

On Wednesday night, Lakers superstar Anthony Davis was forced to leave the game 5 of the team’s playoff series against the Warriors after sustaining a head injury.

AD will NOT return after getting hit in the face by Kevon Looney. pic.twitter.
com/IIAMDR45GP

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According to TNT’s Chris B.Haynes, Davis had to be escorted to the locker room in a wheelchair due to the fact that he was dizzy from his head injury.

Anthony Davis has been escorted away by a wheelchair for further evaluation, per @ChrisBHaynes pic.twitter.com/PqEIAJGOsJ

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After the game, Shaq, Charles Barkley began laughing during the report about Davis’ injury.

Barkley would later mimick someone on a wheelchair while laughing hysterically.

Shaq and Charles Barkley can’t stop laughing at Anthony Davis for leaving game in a wheel chair with a head injury pic.twitter.com/yQhWmcbxCE

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Lakers fans were not happy with Barkley and Shaq for laughing at Davis’ injury.

Laughing at a head injury is a new low. https://t.co/GhzmwXsNy0

— arj (@hooparj)
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Laughing over a man possibly having a concussion but this is who y’all boost up. I can’t stand sports media anymore. https://t.co/OQk0cv96cG

— Randall Barnes (@AuthorRandallB)
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Incredibly disappointed in both Shaq and Barkley. You’d think being former players that they’d empathize with a guy seemingly needing serious medical attention for an on-court injury that ANYONE would’ve sustained but…

Disgusted and disrespectful behavior all around. https://t.co/3JaUEMjAfO

— (@bmoretalks_ball)
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Imagine NFL analysts doing this if Patrick Mahomes got a concussion in the playoffs. Literally laughing at him. This is disgusting. https://t.co/Lmf7VQe6oi

— Dallas (@dalsharp)
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Respect for Shaq just went tremendously down.

This is an All-Time Great Center playing for YOUR Lakers and this is how you act?

Such a clown

— ⁶ (@SpeakContext)
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