I Googled Shaq this morning and... LOL! He is taking a beating. This wasn't Shaq trying to motivate Mitchell. This was Shaq being an even bigger jerk than usual, realizing immediately it wasn't going to go well for him, and then making it worse by pretending his smack talk was intended to inspire Mitchell. I think we know who will be the Shaqtin' a Fool nominee this week.
https://twitter.com/bdetrick/status/1352625422316560392