Pascal Siakam #43 of the Toronto Raptors looks on during NBA All-Star Practice presented by AT&T as part of 2023 NBA All Star Weekend on Saturday, February 18, 2023 at the Jon M. Huntsman Center in Salt Lake City, Utah. (Catalina Fragoso/NBAE via Getty Images)
The NBA champion and two-time NBA All-Star playfully poked fun at the mispronunciation, calling the attempt "crazy."
NBA ALL-STAR GAME IN SALT LAKE CITY SEES MAJOR DIP IN RATINGS AMID CRITICISM
"Yoooo pascal shakeem is crazy," he wrote in a tweet on Wednesday.
Asher also appeared to stumble on Milwaukee Bucks’ Giannis Antetokounmpo – although some of the NBA’s top announcers have also made a similar mistake.
Giannis Antetokounmpo holds up the winning team trophy after the NBA basketball All-Star game Sunday, Feb. 19, 2023, in Salt Lake City. (AP Photo/Rick Bowmer)
Raptors teammate Christian Koloko couldn’t help but laugh at the mishap.
Viewership for the All-Star Game in Salt Lake City saw a significant drop from the previous two years. According to Nielsen Media Research, the game on TNT had a total audience of 3.7 million, down 32% from the year before when the total audience was just over 5.4 million.
Pascal Siakam #43 of the Toronto Raptors walks on to the court during NBA All-Star Practice presented by AT&T as part of 2023 NBA All Star Weekend on Saturday, February 18, 2023 at the Jon M. Huntsman Center in Salt Lake City, Utah. (Catalina Fragoso/NBAE via Getty Images)
It was the smallest All-Star Game audience on record, according to Sports Media Watch.
Fox News’ Joe Morgan contributed to this report.