Trae Young Trolls Charles Barkley’s ‘Billion Dollar’ Hawks-Heat Bet With Shaq

The Atlanta guard rubbed it in after his team won their play-in game and secured their spot in the playoffs.

Charles Barkley is known for making guarantees while on Inside the NBA, but this time he bit off a little bit more than he could chew. The Hall of Famer predicted that the Heat would beat the Hawks in the play-in tournament Tuesday because “the Hawks stink” and when Shaquille O’Neal asked Barkley to make a bet, he responded with pure confidence.

“Bet it. Whatever you want to,” he said. “A billion dollars.” 

Fortunately for Barkley, he didn’t make such a bet—Atlanta won the game 116–105. Hawks point guard Trae Young rubbed it in Barkley’s face on Wednesday morning. 

.@SHAQ let em know.. 🤣😂 https://t.co/hxX5Av72Po pic.twitter.com/70TuBlkd7r

— Trae Young (@TheTraeYoung) April 12, 2023

“Shaq let em know,” Young said in a tweet with some laughing emojis to boot. 

The Hawks official TikTok account posted the same “tell them to bring me my money” meme that Young tweeted to pile on. 

@atlhawks

You said what, Chuck? 🤣🤣 #nba #nbaontnt #chuck #shaq

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With the win, Atlanta secured the No. 7 seed in the Eastern Conference and will play the Celtics in the first round of the playoffs. Tip-off for Game 1 is scheduled for Saturday at 3:30 p.m. ET.