Hall of Fame center Shaquille O'Neal is largely known for two things.
First is his mixture of sheer power and finesse (well, more of the former than the latter) moves with such grace and fluidity that belies his stature.
The second is his penchant for comedy that manifests itself on his witty quotes and practical jokes – all of which are equal opportunity as the agile behemoth is perfectly willing to take it just as much as dishing it.
These days it's normally on-camera, as the retired Shaq now works as a TNT studio analyst and partakes in the program's trademark humorous skits and banter with regular collaborators' Charles Barkley, Ernie Johnson, and Kenny Smith. More often than not, the butt end of jokes is The Big Aristotle himself.
Off camera however, the big fella isn't getting off the hook as well.
Courtesy of a Twitter post by his son Shareef O'Neal, the UCLA-bound teenager is in disbelief as he filmed his dad passed out on the bed and emitting a snore that could generously be described as extremely loud.
You ok, @SHAQ? 😂
(via @SSJreef) pic.twitter.com/peJjsIb2z7
— Bleacher Report (@BleacherReport) July 5, 2018
The 6-foot-10 Shareef is the polar opposite of his father, opting to be more perimeter-oriented, but just as the doctor ordered given the climate of the NBA. In a recent Slam article, Shaquille O'Neal weighed in on his son's playing style:
But I had everything [Shareef] had. It’s just that I thought when he was born, he was going to be about 6-7, 6-8, so I was training him to be like a T-Mac or a Kobe. And then he sprouted up to be, like, 6-11. The good thing about the way he plays is how all the bigs are playing now—pick-and-pop and all those things. I don’t really pressure him about going inside.
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