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Philadelphia 76ers star Joel Embiid said he called Shaquille O’Neal on Wednesday after receiving criticism from him and Charles Barkley in the wake of a non-dominant performance against the Denver Nuggets. Embiid said Shaq thought he was mad at him, but he wasn’t. They talked about Embiid being more aggressive, according to ESPN’s Tim Bontemps. […]

Carmelo Anthony has made a triumphant return to the NBA after more than a year away from the game. He’s playing great as a third option for the Portland Trail Blazers, and his return has him placed in the history books. In their game against the Los Angeles Lakers, Melo moved up on the all-time […]

During his 19-year NBA career, Shaquille O’Neal was one of the most dominant big the league had ever seen. At 7-foot-1 and well over 300 pounds, Shaq was an unstoppable force teams could only HOPE to contain. When you’re as good of a player as O’Neal was, you’re bound to make some money — $295 […]

One of the biggest non-NBA storylines during the offseason was the rap battle between Hall of Famer Shaquille O’Neal and Portland Trail Blazers guard Damian Lillard. The two threw diss tracks at each other, dividing fans as to who roasted who. One month after they decided to call it quits, O’Neal reflected on his rap […]

Milwaukee Bucks superstar Giannis Antetokounmpo had another stellar outing on Thursday, as he led his team to a victory against the Portland Trail Blazers, 137-129. Hall of Famer and TNT analyst Shaquille O’Neal believes that the reigning MVP is on track to repeat: Who do the guys think the front-runner for MVP is right now? […]

The Los Angeles Lakers are an organization synonymous with excellence, and that is thanks to the 16 championship banners that hang among the rafters in Staples Center. The Lakers have had long stretches of NBA dominance, and that is because they have had some of the league’s most talented players on their side. A countless […]

The 2019-20 City Edition jerseys of the Los Angeles Lakers are inspired by none other than Shaquille O’Neal. According to Dave McMenamin of ESPN, the M.D.E. on the white vertical piping stands for “Most Dominant Ever.” The “City Edition” uniforms for the Lakers this season are inspired by Shaquille O’Neal – the M.D.E. on the […]

LOS ANGELES – The Los Angeles Lakers continue to make easy work of opponents with the now having won their 11th game of this young season. Trae Young and the Atlanta Hawks came to town on Sunday night but didn’t stand much of a chance against LeBron James and company falling to this championship-caliber team […]

10-time All-Star Carmelo Anthony grabbed headlines on Thursday when it was announced that he had agreed to a deal with the Portland Trail Blazers. The news spread like wildfire, and of course, the guys at NBA on TNT had a few things to say about this recent development. Retired NBA legends Shaquille O’Neal and Charles […]

Los Angeles Lakers legend Shaquille O’Neal has picked on Dwight Howard and JaVale McGee a lot, so much so that Howard and McGee talked about fighting The Diesel. Before he joined the Warriors back in 2016, McGee had this reputation of being a goofy player on the court who really didn’t know how to play […]

We’re barely a few weeks into the new campaign and already, NBA on TNT host Shaquille O’Neal appears to be in mid-season form when it comes to his trolling prowess. Recently, he got the better of co-host and known friend/enemy Charles Barkley, as Shaq was able to trick Chuck into performing a rather lewd gesture […]

As far as the list of the NBA’s best centers goes, the name of Orlando Magic center Nikola Vucevic often gets shunted aside. The under-appreciated slotman quietly etched himself in the Magic’s record books once more after producing 23 points, 16 rebounds and six assists in the team’s easy 118-86 win over the Memphis Grizzlies […]

Shaquille O’Neal and Charles Barkley have shared some hilarious moments on the set of NBA on TNT. Thursday night’s airing was no exception, as the former players went toe-to-toe in a wrestling ring with Chris Jericho, who was making a guest appearance on the show. Ernie Johnson and Kenny Smith stood back as Shaq went […]

Hassan Whiteside wasn’t too peeved when he heard about TNT analysts Charles Barkley and Shaquille O’Neal criticism of him in the Portland Trailblazers’ 101-107 loss to the Los Angeles Clippers on Thursday. The pair of Hall of Famers called out Whiteside during  Inside the NBA’s halftime segment for his supposed lackluster performance in the first […]

After Dwight Howard’s terrible first outing with the Los Angeles Lakers, not even Shaquille O’Neal thought that the team’s desperate DeMarcus Cousins replacement wouldn’t result in anything positive. The journeyman center has been a problematic figure for the teams that have played him since leaving the Purple and Gold. However, the basketball gods have a […]

Now with six games under their belt this season, it is apparent that the new-formed partnership between LeBron James and Anthony Davis of the Los Angeles Lakers has been off to a tremendous start. So much so, that his pair has matched an early-season scoring record set by one of L.A.’s most dominant duos in […]

The Miami Heat were involved in a pretty thrilling contest on Saturday, as they secured a tightl -contested overtime victory against the Milwaukee Bucks, 131-126. There was no shortage of tense moments throughout the contest, and for his part, Miami head coach Erik Spoelstra was so caught up in the moment at one crucial juncture […]

If you were hoping for a new chapter in the rap beef between Shaquille O’Neal and Damian Lillard, you’re better off just listening to Kanye West’s Jesus Is King. Shaq officially killed any hopes of more diss tracks being released in a recent interview. Uproxx’s Carolyn Droke wrote about Shaq’s thoughts on the entire fiasco […]

NBA legend and current TNT analyst Shaquille O’Neal is mourning the passing of his beloved sister, Ayesha Harrison-Jex, 40, who died of cancer on Thursday. O’Neal was absent during his usual post with the Inside the NBA crew, as his co-host Ernie Johnson revealed the upsetting news. “Basically the big fella, who I’ve described as […]

NBA Hall of Famer Shaquille O’Neal has never been one to mince words, and that trend continued on Wednesday at a TNT press event in Los Angeles. O’Neal, one of the personalities on TNT’s NBA coverage, says all the other networks’ NBA coverage is “terrible.” Shaquille O’Neal, at a TNT press event in LA, on […]

Houston Rockets general manager Daryl Morey set off an unintended avalanche of controversy when he tweeted a photo expressing support for Hong Kong demonstrators protesting Chinese governance. Now NBA champion, Hall of Fame center and TNT analyst Shaquille O’Neal is weighing in on the situation. Speaking to his NBA on TNT co-hosts ahead of the […]

The NBA doesn’t have a clear favorite to win the championship this season. That is a stark contrast from recent seasons when the Golden State Warriors were at the height of their powers and were considered as being the heavy favorites to win it all. While the competition is open, Shaquille O’Neal doesn’t see the […]

NBA Hall of Famer and Los Angeles Lakers legend Shaquille O’Neal is picking LeBron James and Anthony Davis as the NBA’s top duo. O’Neal is taking LeBron and AD over Kawhi Leonard and Paul George and James Harden and Russell Westbrook. .@SHAQ gives his top duo in the league 👀 pic.twitter.com/4srCGjANlr — NBA on TNT […]

As an extraordinary sign of empathy, NBA legend Shaquille O’Neal recently donated a home to an Atlanta mother whose 12-year-old son, Isaiah Payton, was shot at a football game and paralyzed from the chest down. In an interview with WXIA-TV, O’Neal revealed that the family had been living in a one-bedroom apartment that did not […]

Damian Lillard didn’t care to go back at Shaquille O’Neal after the latter released a second diss track at the Portland Trail Blazers star. The former NBA star has been hellbent in winning this rap war against Lillard, but the Blazers star considers it done after his latest diss track, “I Rest My Case” did […]

Orlando Magic center Mo Bamba is keeping his end of the deal with four-time NBA champion Shaquille O’Neal. Bamba made a friendly little wager with Shaq on the Texas vs. LSU football game.  As you can see in the text exchange between the two, Shaq would allow Bamba to DJ one of his gigs if […]

Damian Lillard is one of the best basketball players on the planet. The Portland Trail Blazers star also happens to be one of the league’s best lyricists, regarded by hip hop fans as one of the best ballplayers who can spit bars. His latest rap beef is with Hall of Famer Shaquille O’Neal. Shaq opened […]

Portland Trail Blazers All-Star Damian Lillard and NBA legend Shaquille O’Neal are engaged in a back-and-forth rap battle. It all started when Dame claimed that he was a better rapper than Shaq in a recent interview. Shaq actually heard Lillard’s comments and decided to record a diss track in an attempt to prove his mettle. […]

Miami Heat legend Dwyane Wade has chimed in on the recent beef between Portland Trail Blazers superstar Damian Lillard and Basketball Hall of Famer Shaquille O’Neal. For his part, Wade opted to come to the defense of Shaq, who he happened to have played with for a few seasons during the latter’s four-year stint with […]

Damian Lillard released a diss track aimed at rapper, actor, and oh yeah Basketball Hall of Fame center Shaquille O’Neal, with the Portland Trail Blazers point guard sharing the link to the track on Twitter with the caption “I’m going to practice now.” Ok I’m going to practice now… https://t.co/imVsfyCEzt — Damian Lillard (@Dame_Lillard) October […]

The beef between Portland Trail Blazers All-Star point guard Damian Lillard and Hall of Famer Shaquille O’Neal continues to intensify, as the former has now come out with his own diss track against the retired four-time NBA champ. Lillard, aka Dame D.O.L.L.A., did not take too long to come out with his response from Diesel’s […]

Four-time NBA champion Shaquille O’Neal recently dropped a massive diss track on Damian Lillard. O’Neal claimed that the Portland Trail Blazers star isn’t in the same league as Russell Westbrook and Stephen Curry. He even said Trevor Ariza was better. Listen to the track below: https://www.instagram.com/tv/B227HUMlBwt/?utm_source=ig_embed&utm_campaign=dlfix Shaq didn’t hold back at all. Dame didn’t take […]

The folks at Bleacher Report recently published their rankings of the top-50 players in NBA history. Coming in at No. 6 was Shaquille O’Neal. The Big Diesel, as he came to be known, sent out a brief thank you message to Bleacher Report after learning of his position on the list: Thank you @BleacherReport https://t.co/ZuplqOeq7a […]

Philadelphia 76ers head coach Brett Brown has an interesting way of describing Sixers star big man Joel Embiid. Speaking to reporters on Wednesday, Brown said Embiid is “Shaquille O’Neal with soccer feet.” “Joel is Shaquille O’Neal with soccer feet” – Brett Brown — Jon Johnson (@jonjohnsonwip) September 25, 2019 When he was coming out of […]

In August, former NBA guard Raja Bell — who played with Shaquille O’Neal on the Phoenix Suns — said Shaq used to use secret signals on the Los Angeles Lakers so his teammates wouldn’t pass the ball to Kobe Bryant. Kristine Leahy of FS1 Sports did a one-on-one interview with O’Neal recently and asked the […]

47-year-old Hall of Famer Shaquille O’Neal shared a hilarious story on how he discovered Twitter back in the day. As it turns out, the legendary big man came across the social media platform through a weird twist of fate: “I found out about Twitter by accident,” O’Neal told Zach Harper of The Athletic. Shaq would […]

Liz Cambage of the Las Vegas Aces believes she’s a young Shaquille O’Neal with a better shooting stroke and the female version of Los Angeles Lakers forward Anthony Davis. The 28-year-old Cambage was asked what her play style is like. She initially compared her play to smaller guards and forwards but being that she plays […]

NBA legend Shaquille O’Neal is no doubt one of the best players to ever grace the basketball court. However, “Shaq” may not be as talented as letting things go, as the longtime Los Angeles Lakers big man is still holding a serious grudge against former CNN journalist Fred Hickman. Hickman infamously caused O’Neal to miss […]

Los Angeles Lakers legend Kobe Bryant spoke at length about the infamous breakup with Shaquille O’Neal after winning three titles together early in their careers. Bryant, a guest of the Knuckleheads podcast, admitted to fellow retired NBA players Quentin Richardson and Darius Miles that he was tired of getting flak for his partnership with one […]