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NBA Hall of Famer Shaquille O’Neal says he is the reason the NBA “changed the rules” to keep big men out of the paint for so long. During his legendary career, Shaq established himself as arguably the most dominant player in NBA history. All you had to do was throw the ball to him in the […]

Whenever an up-and-comer starts to turn heads in the NBA, fans and analysts are quick to draw comparisons between that player and someone who played in the past. Lonzo Ball was being compared to Jason Kidd, LeBron James to Magic Johnson, and so on. But what about if someone from the past like Shaquille O’Neal […]

A lot of Los Angeles Lakers fans are reminiscing these days. With the brutal season the team has been having, many are yearning for the glory days of the early 2000’s. They aren’t the only ones doing it though, as Shaquille O’Neal himself recently took the time to reflect on his time with the Lakers. […]

There are many NBA fans who have no memories of NBA playoffs without LeBron James, but those fans will experience that this year. James’ first season with the Lakers will go down as a franchise-record sixth consecutive trip to the draft lottery, not the postseason, after losing to D’Angelo Russell and the Brooklyn Nets on […]

NBA on TNT’s “Inside the NBA” recently guested Atlanta Hawks rookie Trae Young in their entertaining broadcast. This gave Hall of Famer and show co-anchor Shaquille O’Neal an opportunity to challenge the youngster to a hilarious staredown contest. Young happily obliged, and naturally, hilarity ensued: Shaq challenged @TheTraeYoung to a staring contest 😂😂😂 pic.twitter.com/2fQS6PZlsm — […]

The Boston Celtics are currently struggling mightily, which might even be an understatement at this point. With veteran point guard Kyrie Irving at the forefront of such a string of disappointing performances from the Celtics, Boston continues to slide in the standings as the attitude of the team as a whole becomes more negative with […]

The 2018-19 season hasn’t gone as planned for the Los Angeles Lakers. After making their big splash in the offseason by acquiring LeBron James, the team has struggled. There have been reports of team chemistry issues all season. These issues reached their apex when discussions about a potential Anthony Davis trade became public in early […]

Shaquille O’Neal is selling his Orlando mansion, and he has lowered the asking price to $21.9 million for his interested buyers. According to Kyle Arnold of The Orlando Sentinel, the former NBA legend is mighty eager to finally move on from the lavish home in which he lived at the beginning of his professional career. […]

TNT analyst Shaquille O’Neal thinks the Anthony Davis trade request wasn’t handled the proper way, rather giving his input on the matter in an off-set interview with Marc Stein of The New York Times: “I think they probably should have done it this summer and done it a little bit more quietly,” O’Neal said. “Because […]

Former Miami Heat center Shaquille O’Neal has announced that he will attend Chris Bosh’s jersey retirement ceremony, according to AP Basketball writer Tim Reynolds. Shaquille O'Neal just said he will attend the Chris Bosh jersey retirement ceremony in Miami on March 26. — Tim Reynolds (@ByTimReynolds) February 18, 2019 Bosh and O’Neal have somewhat of […]

In an interview with Kevin Garnett on TNT, Miami Heat guard Dwyane Wade says he initially didn’t like the “Flash” nickname Shaquille O’Neal gave him. Dwyane Wade talked to Kevin Garnett about how the whole vibe in South Beach changed when Shaquille O’Neal arrived to the Heat in 2004, and that he started to like the […]

Basketball legend Shaquille O’Neal says that his playstyle would have been like Giannis Antetokounmpo of the Milwaukee Bucks if he would’ve been playing in the NBA today. Ben Golliver of the Washington Post asked O’Neal who would he be like if he’s still playing ball today. For O’Neal, he’d still possess the brute strength but will have […]

Milwaukee Bucks forward Giannis Antetokounmpo has forged his way beside Shaquille O’Neal for an NBA record. Per ESPN & Stats Info via EliasSports, Antetokounmpo tallied 12th 25-Point, 15-Rebound, five-assist game this season in their win on Monday over the Chicago Bulls. This ties O’Neal for the most 25-Point, 15-Rebound, 5-Assist games in a single season. Tonight is Giannis […]

Giannis Antetokounmpo is unlike any player the NBA has ever seen. At a chiseled 6-foot-11, 242 pounds with a 7-foot-3 wingspan, the Milwaukee Bucks superstar might as well have been built in a lab reserved for basketball-centric experiments. Shaquille O’Neal, too, has had a ridiculous combination of size, strength, quickness and leaping ability — making […]

NBA analyst and former superstar Shaquille O’Neal recently spoke to Dan Patrick about all the trade chatter surrounding the Los Angeles Lakers, and during their discussion, the four-time NBA champion was surprised to know that Lonzo Ball shooting worse than him from the free throw line. The Lakers are in the middle of trade talks […]

Shaquille O’Neal is the latest NBA star to criticize Rudy Gobert for tearing up while discussing his All-Star snub with reporters. The Hall of Fame big man and Inside the NBA personality was asked at a charity event what he thought about Gobert’s emotions, and took the opportunity to champion the need for artificial machismo […]

Basketball Hall of Famer and four-time NBA champion Shaquille O’Neal has chimed in on the hottest topic in the league right now. According to O’Neal, he believes it would be in the better interest of Anthony Davis if he were to stay with his current team, the New Orleans Pelicans, instead of making the big […]

Thursday was quite the day around the league. The New Orleans Pelicans picked up a call from Magic Johnson and the Los Angeles Lakers; the Dallas Mavericks traded for Kristaps Porzingis; and the Milwaukee Bucks went into Toronto, took down the Raptors to be 24 games over .500 for the first time since 1986, and […]

LeBron James recently aired his thoughts to the rest of the world, noting he considers himself the greatest of all time after beating the 73-win Golden State Warriors in 2016 and giving the Cleveland Cavaliers their first NBA title. While that was meant with plenty of backlash, Shaquille O’Neal has an axe to grind with […]

NBA legend Shaquille O’Neal is unfortunately no longer in the NBA with his days of breaking backboards and snagging rebounds becoming something from the distant past. However, we do still get to enjoy “Shaq’s” commentary as part of Turner Sports’ NBA coverage with “The Big Aristotle” remaining a big part of the league today. On […]

News of Anthony Davis’ desire to be traded by the New Orleans Pelicans has most NBA teams jumping at the chance to acquire him, with only 11 days left before the Feb. 7 trade deadline. While the Miami Heat has no immediate route to make a trade happen, they would be forced to wait until […]

Stephen Curry of the Golden State Warriors was awfully glad his double-blunder against the Los Angeles Lakers missed the cut on Shaqtin’ A Fool. The sharpshooter slipped while trying to throw down a dunk in transition, compounding that gaffe with an airball corner three in that same possession, showing that he’s at least mortal in […]

Shaquille O’Neal is giving away ultimate flight, hotel, VIP party and Super Bowl tickets via his sponsor BetOnline.ag. All who are interested must create an account with a promo code ‘BIGGAME.’ https://www.instagram.com/p/Bs586OPlMcy/ The Big Diesel is throwing what already appears to be one of the biggest soirees of Super Bowl week. On Feb. 1-2, he is […]

Posting ridiculous stat lines has become routine for James Harden this season. In a year where the Houston Rockets’ star has been doing things that have never been done on the court before, Harden just entered the record books right alongside Shaquille O’Neal, Michael Jordan, and Karl Malone. Harden had 61 points, four assists, and 15 […]

On Monday afternoon, the Houston Rockets agreed to trade Carmelo Anthony to the Chicago Bulls for cash considerations. However, Anthony will not play a single game for the Bulls, as he is expected to be released. So, where could the fallen All-Star land? NBA legend and TNT analyst Shaquille O’Neal thinks the Los Angeles Lakers […]

TNT broadcaster and Hall of Famer Shaquille O’Neal is at it again. This time around, we are treated to a parody of the M. Night Shayamalan thriller, “Glass,” starring no other than the four-time NBA champ. With the highly-anticipated film set to hit theaters today, Shaq has decided to jump on the bandwagon. This is […]

Shaquille O’Neal recently sat down with NBA TV to recount a lesson he learned from Michael Jordan in the first game they faced one another. The date was Jan. 16, 1993. The Chicago Stadium was the setting. Shaq, who was selected by the Orlando Magic with the No. 1 overall pick in the 1992 NBA […]

Los Angeles Lakers legend Kobe Bryant was recently on a podcast with Alex Rodriguez and Dan Katz of Barstool Sports and the Black Mamba revealed a fascinating story from the 2003 season involving Phil Jackson and Shaquille O’Neal. During that season, Shaquille O’Neal had missed some time due to a foot injury, so the Lakers’ offense ran exclusively through […]

NBA legend Shaquille O’Neal believes that what’s preventing Boston Celtics from performing up to par is mentality. On NBA on TNT, O’Neal believes that if the Celtics can just put on the same mentality as the defending champions Golden State Warriors, then they’ll be his favorite team in the Eastern Conference. Per boston.com: “They’re, in my […]

NBA legend Shaquille O’Neal is trying, again, to unload his Florida mansion. According to CNBC, O’Neal has listed the palatial estate for $21.9 million with The Agency Collective. This is the second time that the basketball great has put the property on the market; he initially listed the estate for $28 million back in May. […]

After the Denver Nuggets finished practice on Friday, Nuggets star big man Nikola Jokic was asked by reporters about some of the players he grew up watching. Jokic said Los Angeles Lakers legend Shaquille O’Neal was one of them, and he added that he thinks Shaq is the most dominant player in NBA history: Nikola Jokic called […]

The Golden State Warriors appear to be the clear favorites to bring home a third-straight championship, but Shaquille O’Neal thinks there might be a chance for an upset. Shaquille O’Neal discussed the possibility of this season going off the rails for the Warriors. “Self destruction,” he said on the The Big Podcast with Shaq. “After […]

The son of NBA champion and legend Shaquille O’Neal, Shareef O’Neal, underwent heart surgery on Thursday morning to correct a heart irregularity. O’Neal, fresh out of surgery, has nothing but a positive attitude: https://twitter.com/SSJreef/status/1073425651426779136 It was reported in early September that the UCLA Bruins freshman would have to miss out on the entire 2018-19 after team doctors “found […]

Shaquille O’Neal has big plans for the Super Bowl. He’s planning on throwing the biggest Super Bowl party in history and the larger than life figure wants to be different according to Alaa Abdeldaiem of Sports Illustrated. “I want to do something different, to carry out an idea that’s new,” Shaquille O’Neal said. “I want […]

The heated debate between two of the league’s best teams in history has been incessant as of late, with Shaquille O’Neal taking his Los Angeles Lakers to “easily” beat the Golden State Warriors of the modern era. Warriors guard Stephen Curry vehemently disagreed with Shaq’s statement, saying he was “dead wrong” for his take. As […]

Stephen Curry vehemently disagreed with Shaquille O’Neal’s take that his early 2000s Los Angeles Lakers would “easily” beat the Golden State Warriors of today. As expected, Shaq took himself and his squad when prompted with the comparison, despite trying to give fair respect to the back-to-back champs. “Oh, he’s dead wrong,” Curry said of O’Neal’s take […]

There are some who believe that the current Golden State Warriors group is the best team ever assembled in the history of the league. One such man who disagrees with this notion is Los Angeles Lakers legend Shaquille O’Neal. In his mind, the Hall of Famer believes that his former Lakers team would make easy […]

Philadelphia 76ers big man Joel Embiid is absolutely killing it right now, and he has the numbers to prove it. As pointed out by Kevin O’Connor of The Ringer, Embiid’s output thus far this season has matched that of the great Shaquille O’Neal, during the Hall of Famer’s MVP year back in the 1999-00 season. […]

Before he joined the Golden State Warriors back in 2016, JaVale McGee had this reputation of being a goofy player on the court who really didn’t know how to play basketball. In fact, the current Los Angeles Lakers center was the star of Shaquille O’Neal’s show “Shaqtin’ A Fool” back then. Every week, Shaquille O’Neal made fun […]