TNT's Inside the NBA crew held their own All-Star challenge amongst themselves to see who could stake a claim as the most well-rounded athlete. The soccer-themed event involved a series of penalty kicks against a girl goaltender, and a couple of kids got close-up seats on the bench between Shaquille O'Neal and Chris Webber.
Unfortunately, one of those kids paid the price for the privilege of sitting so close when the goaltender made a great kick save on one of Kenny Smith's penalty kicks which drilled the kid in the head. The ball came so fast that even Shaq was ducking for cover.
Amazingly, the kid appeared to be perfectly fine and even showed a big smile afterwards. However, next time the behind-the-scenes crew may want to rethink having young kids sitting so close to the action.
Ironically, the winner of the TNT All-Star Challenge was Ernie Johnson, the only member of the crew who is not a retired NBA player.
GIF via @CJZero. H/T BMS.
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