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The great Shaquille O’Neal has spoken out about his now-viral video of randomly paying for a young man’s engagement ring in a Zales store. Being the generous man that he is, Shaq humbly acknowledged the gesture, but he also played it down so as not to make it look like he was doing it as […]

Recently, former NBA player turned analyst, Paul Pierce, was fired from ESPN after sharing an Instagram Live partying with strippers. The news rocked the sporting world, as Pierce’s video came out of nowhere, as well as ESPN’s decision to part ways with the former Boston Celtic. It’s a rough situation for Paul Pierce. However, Los […]

Shaquille O’Neal is known for having a big heart. That generosity was on full display when the Big Credit Card paid for a stranger’s wedding ring because, well, he wanted to.  In a video posted to Instagram by shaqfu_radio, O’Neal was seen passing his credit card to the cashier to pay for the ring picked […]

Miami Heat legend Dwyane Wade is without a doubt one of the greatest players who has ever played the game. He’s pretty new to this broadcasting gig, though, and co-hosts Shaquille O’Neal and Candace Parker made sure to call out D-Wade following a hilarious on-air flub. Wade was part of TNT’s broadcast team that covered […]

Shaquille O’Neal came to Russell Westbrook’s defense after Stephen A. Smith commented on the triple-double he racked up in the Washington Wizards’ win against the Indiana Pacers. Smith emphasized that Westbrook’s triple-double meant absolutely nothing to him, as Westbrook has still not delivered a championship in his basketball career. For his part, O’Neal had Westbrook’s […]

Shaq might know that Miami Heat icon Dwyane Wade and Aaron Gordon of the Denver Nuggets have an interesting relationship. It’s a relationship filled with bitterness and even a diss track. On Thursday, the two linked up again and Shaquille O’Neal decided to make things a little bit more interesting. Wade, who’s an analyst for […]

April Fools Day is prank day for everyone across the country and the sports world is filled with some of the craziest. The NBA is no exception as the league’s players, staff, and even some owners have gotten into the act. Thankfully, we have social media to capture these moments. Just recently, Anthony Davis pranked […]

WNBA star and TNT analyst Candace Parker sent high praises towards San Antonio Spurs star DeMar DeRozan. Parker suggested that DeRozan would have wound up as one of the best to ever play the game had he played in the 1990s. However, Shaquille O’Neal, who played nearly half of his Hall of Fame in that […]

New Orleans Pelicans young star Zion Williamson had another dominant outing as they put away the Boston Celtics, 115-109 on Monday. With his latest impressive showing of 28 points on 11-of-22 field goal shooting, he is hot on the heels of legendary big man Shaquille O’Neal, according to ESPN Statistics and Information. Zion Williamson had […]

Boston Celtics guard Marcus Smart took the saying “A-for-effort” and upped the ante in a big way on Monday evening against the New Orleans Pelicans. With less than one second remaining on the shot clock, Smart did what he could as there was a jump ball at half-court. There was only one issue, though. It […]

New Orleans Pelicans star Zion Williamson went bananas once again, scoring 38 points on 65% shooting in a 112-103 win over the Dallas Mavericks on Saturday. It was the ninth game in a row that Zion has gone for 20+ plus while shooting at least 50% from the field. Even more staggering has been the […]

Francis Ngannou’s terrifying knockout of former UFC Heavyweight champion Stipe Miocic at UFC 260 made waves in NBA circles on Saturday night. It took less than two rounds for The Predator to exact revenge on Miocic and be crowned the new HW king and Baddest Man on the Planet. Several notable NBA personalities took to […]

New Orleans Pelicans star Zion Williamson erupted for a career-high 39 points, 10 rebounds, and five assists while shooting 16-of-19 from the field on Friday night against the Denver Nuggets. Williamson’s career outing placed him in the same stratosphere as that of Hall of Famer Shaquille O’Neal and Nuggets superstar Nikola Jokic. According to Justin […]

Four-time NBA champion Shaquille O’Neal has made headlines lately due to his controversial comments about the NBA and WNBA. O’Neal’s latest comment, which he said on air last Tuesday, was a suggestion to the WNBA to lower the rim so that ladies could dunk more, similar to what men do in the NBA. O’Neal’s comment […]

There’s a nice little friendly rivalry that has sparked up between Candace Parker and Shaq in recent weeks. It’s hard to tell if there is actual tension or not between the two but regardless, it has made for fascinating television on TNT. As mentioned, it started a few weeks back when Parker dismissed and flat […]

Damian Lillard has been a dominant force for the Portland Trail Blazers this season, averaging 29.9 points, 7.9 assists, 4.4 rebounds, with shooting splits of 44.6 percent from the field, 38.6 percent from deep, and 93.2 percent from the line. These impressive numbers have led to MVP rumblings from the media and fans alike. One […]

Chris Paul has been a massive addition for the Phoenix Suns this 2020-21 season, and so Charles Barkley believes he has made a case for MVP thus far. Despite Barkley’s compliments for Paul, Shaquille O’Neal—to no one’s surprise—disagreed with Barkley’s notion of Paul being an MVP candidate. On Friday night, Joel Embiid suffered a scary […]

New Orleans Pelicans star Zion Williamson continues to land in the record books after he amassed 16 consecutive games where he scored 20 points on 50% shooting from the field. The sophomore’s latest feat allowed him to join an exclusive list bannered by Shaquille O’Neal, Karl Malone, and Wilt Chamberlain as the only players who […]

Earlier this week, Miami Heat big man Meyers Leonard was witnessed using an anti-Semitic slur during a livestream on his Twitch account, which has since been suspended. Leonard, who was featured just six months ago during the NBA Finals in a touching tribute to his brother Bailey (who served as a U.S. Marine in Afghanistan), […]

Back in January, Shaquille O’Neal criticized Utah Jazz star, Donovan Mitchell, claiming, “[Mitchell] doesn’t have what it takes to get the next level.” Mitchell’s response was short and sweet, saying, “Aight.” It was a weird way to approach the post-game interview, however, it seemed Shaq had a different idea for what type of answer he […]

Without a doubt, NBA on TNT is one of the greatest and most hilarious shows on basketball. Among the many stellar moments the show has given fans, Shaquille O’Neal’s hilarious faceplant in 2015 takes the cake. The NBA legend recently shared the inside scoop behind the epic moment. Shaq noted that it was a little […]

Indiana Pacers forward Domantas Sabonis has won the NBA Skills Challenge Competition, much to the excitement of Shaquille O’Neal, aka Shaqradamus. Sabonis beat Orlando Magic center Nikola Vucevic in the finals. Domantas Sabonis defeated New York Knicks forward Julius Randle with ease in the first round and then proceeded to beat Dallas Mavericks superstar Luka […]

As Shaquille O’Neal celebrates his 49th birthday on Saturday, his former Miami Heat teammate and fellow TNT analyst Dwyane Wade made sure to shower him with a lot of love. On Twitter, Wade called Shaq the “greatest big man to ever play” in his eyes. He also shared his special bond with the NBA legend, […]

Shaquille O’Neal shared the heartwarming story of how he first met Ernie Johnson during TNT’s “Inside the NBA” retrospective that aired Thursday night. Yet to begin his freshman season at LSU in 1989, O’Neal recalled how Johnson visited his house to interview him when he was still just an upcoming college prospect. While Shaq already […]

Episode 2 of “The Inside Story,” the documentary chronicling the rise of TNT’s “Inside the NBA,” airs Friday night at 9 p.m. ET. Whereas the premiere episode mostly focused on host and longtime network broadcaster Ernie Johnson, the second showing spotlights Kenny “The Jet” Smith. The former Houston Rockets guard takes a shot from Shaquille […]

Respect begets respect. That’s what Hall of Famers Shaquille O’Neal and Charles Barkley have been preaching since they started to step foot inside the TNT studios to be part of the “Inside The NBA” crew. Shaq and Chuck have been two of the more vocal members of the “Inside the NBA” panel and have been […]

Three-time Finals MVP and four-time NBA champion Shaquille O’Neal tried his hand at a different sport on Wednesday by wrestling in a tag-team match for All-Elite Wrestling (AEW) Dynamite. Shaq ended up getting clobbered and fell through two tables as he and his partner Jade Cargill defeated Cody Rhodes and Red Velvet. https://twitter.com/AEW/status/1367283397224202241?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1367283397224202241%7Ctwgr%5E%7Ctwcon%5Es1_&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fnypost.com%2F2021%2F03%2F03%2Fshaquille-oneal-delivers-huge-moments-in-aew-bout%2F Of course, […]

Shaquille O’Neal’s professional wrestling debut was a smashing success. Literally. Shaq made his first appearance in the AEW on Wednesday night in what turned out to be an eventful debut that included a massive powerbomb, a table crash, and a hilarious ambulance blooper at the very end. Pretty much a typical AEW wrestling match. For […]

Shaquille O’Neal is a legend of the sport. As it turns out, he’s a legendary sleeper as well. Just ask fellow NBA great Dwyane Wade, who himself recently caught Shaq snoozing on set. Wade obviously had to catch the moment on film, and it has unsurprisingly resulted in hilarity. Here’s the clip of Shaq roaring […]

Chicago Sky forward Candace Parker joined the panel of NBA on TNT alongside former NBA greats in Shaquille O’Neal and Dwyane Wade. Parker showed her basketball wits as she lectured Shaq on the pick-n-roll schemes being used in modern basketball. Candace Parker making Shaq look real dumb while talking about modern pick-n-roll basketball pic.twitter.com/TQYwVVrVmx — […]

NBA legends Shaquille O’Neal and Dwyane Wade were on the verge of exchanging verbal blows at one another on Tuesday over an argument regarding statistics that matter to an NBA player. Fortunately, Shaq was able to slip in the magic word. For The Big Diesel, the only thing that matters is winning the title, especially […]

The Indiana Pacers will be well-represented in this year’s edition of the All-Star weekend. For Hall of Fame big man Shaquille O’Neal, he believes that the Pacers duo of Domantas Sabonis and Cassius Stanley will come away with the double for Indiana in the Skills Challenge and the Slam Dunk Contest. Sabonis, who was one […]

Shaquille O’Neal has caught flack for being critical of players in the NBA in recent seasons, which has led some fans to become disinterested in his coverage of the league. During an appearance on The Dan Patrick Show, Shaq called out current players for being ‘pudding pops’ in terms of accepting criticism. “When [Kareem Abdul […]

Kobe Bryant’s 81-point performance against the Toronto Raptors in 2006 is one of the best performances in NBA history. Shaquille O’Neal, who played with Bryant on the Los Angeles Lakers, recently revealed a list of five players who could surpass Bryant’s explosion during an appearance on The Dan Patrick Show. Patrick pointed out that it […]

Not many will argue against the notion of Golden State Warriors superstar Stephen Curry being one of, if not the most influential player over the past three decades. Apparently, even the great Shaquille O’Neal himself agrees. On a recent appearance on the Dan Patrick Show, Shaq explained why he believes this to be true. The program’s host, […]

Zion Williamson ended February with quite a bang. The New Orleans Pelicans young superstar had another Superman-like game on Sunday against the San Antonio Spurs with 23 points on 8-of-15 shooting alongside 14 boards. Although coming in a losing effort, the performance caps off an amazing month for the 20-year-old Williamson, putting him side-by-side with […]

Donovan Mitchell has become one of the players in the NBA that Shaquille O’Neal has heavily criticized, leading fans to defend the talented guard for the Utah Jazz. After leading the Jazz to a victory over the Orlando Magic on Saturday, Joe Ingles poked fun at Mitchell by doing his best Shaq impression, via Eric […]

Police have released the results of their investigation surrounding the fire that ravaged the iconic Krispy Kreme store Shaquille O’Neal owns at Ponce de Leon Avenue in Atlanta, Georgia earlier this month. On Friday, The Atlanta Fire Rescue revealed that the incident back on February 10 is a result of arson. Atlanta fire spokesman Sargent […]

It came down to the wire between the Denver Nuggets and Washington Wizards on Thursday night. The Nuggets had a final fast-break opportunity to possibly tie the game and send it to overtime. Instead, we witnessed a completely botched play that got the attention of many in the NBA world. Denver had a three-on-one fast […]