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Being an NBA star comes with a hefty price tag. The trade-off for their popularity and huge salaries is their privacy. The spotlight on NBA players is not limited on the court. It particularly magnifies what they do off the court. Thus, messy NBA divorces easily become tabloid material or as today’s social media world […]

The recent spat between Kevin Durant and Draymond Green has surrounded the Golden State Warriors with an unforeseen stench around the organization, one that Andre Iguodala wasn’t going to ignore. After Durant addressed the media about his postgame locker room argument with Green, Ethan Strauss of The Athletic asked the longtime veteran defender if the […]

Los Angeles Lakers superstar LeBron James has passed Shaquille O’Neal on the all-time field goals list. Shaq had 11,330 field goals in his legendary career. Meanwhile, James made his 11,331st on Saturday night against the San Antonio Spurs. https://www.instagram.com/p/BpdYdECF6UJ/ Next on the list for LeBron James to pass is Kobe Bryant, who made 11,719 field goals […]

The Golden State Warriors remain as the unquestioned team to beat this season in the NBA and that’s in no small part because of the presence of scoring machine Kevin Durant. The former league Most Valuable Player is having quite a start to the season offensively, as he has averaged 29.7 points on an incredible […]

In the summer, the Denver Nuggets locked down Nikola Jokic to a 5-year max deal to the tune of $148 million, effectively handing him the keys to the franchise. This has done absolute wonders for the 23-year-old, especially with regards to his confidence level. In fact, Jokic now has so much self-assurance that he believes […]

NBA legend and overall fun guy Shaquille O’Neal once pretended to be a cop to make Darius Miles late for practice when he was still a rookie with the L.A. Clippers. Miles recounted one day when he was running late for practice. Suddenly, an unmarked police truck was right by him. Miles knew he was speeding […]

Boxers or briefs? How about neither one? That’s exactly how NBA legend Charles Barkley feels about wearing underpants. In fact, “Sir Charles,” as he’s come to be known, recently noted that he hasn’t worn underwear in a decade. Barkley, now 55 years of age, joined Jimmy Fallon on The Tonight Show earlier this week. After […]

Newly acquired Washington Wizards center Dwight Howard is already in a war of attrition of his own. The three-time Defensive Player of the Year has upped his defense on his recent beef with Shaquille O’Neal, saying that the latter’s roasts are just based on a “little insecurity.” Keely Diven of NBC Sports Washington documented Howard’s latest […]

UCLA star Shareef O’Neal –son of Los Angeles Lakers legend Shaquille O’Neal — will reportedly miss this season due to a heart complication that requires surgery. According to a report from TMZ, the UCLA medical staff found the medical issue during a routine check-up. And while he may be out of commission for a while, […]

Shaquille O’Neal had high praise for Deandre Ayton when he told the rookie to go break all of his records, and the Phoenix Suns big man admits the comments gave him goosebumps. When asked about Shaq’s comments earlier about wanting him to be himself and break all of his records, Ayton said he got goosebumps […]

Dwight Howard was recently clowned by Shaquille O’Neal after inviting him to compete in a roast battle. Social media blew up in the wake of Shaq’s comments, but now Howard is looking to downplay their feud … at least to a certain extent. “What’s going on between me and Shaq? I don’t know. I woke up and […]

Hall of Famer Shaquille O’Neal is no stranger to getting into beef and he has found a new target now in fellow big man and Washington Wizards center Dwight Howard. O’Neal famously feuded with teammate Kobe Bryant for years, even after winning three championships with him. The TNT host is also consistently trading verbal jabs with […]

Shaquille O’Neal expressed jealousy for his former teammate Dwyane Wade likely getting a “farewell tour” after declaring this 2018-19 season would be his last after signing a one-year deal with the Miami Heat. O’Neal, who won a championship with Wade in 2006, noted how he would’ve liked one instead of suddenly retiring after a brief […]

Hall of Famer Shaquille O’Neal says he’s jealous Dwyane Wade will get a farewell tour this season because he never got to experience one. Wade re-signed with the Miami Heat on a one-year deal and will retire from the NBA after the 2018-19 season. Wade will essentially get the Kobe Bryant treatment. During Bryant’s last season, […]

Shaquille O’Neal is one of the most entertaining athletes of his generation and the Hall of Fame center’s alter ego, DJ Shaq Diesel made an appearance at Lost Lands Music Festival. DJ Shaq Diesel can be seen pumping up the crowd with his fist pumping and towel waving. Lost Lands Music Festival is an electronic […]

Los Angeles Lakers icon Shaquille O’Neal is one of the most dominant big men in the history of the NBA. Shaq was the prototypical big man for his era, using his size to exert his will on defenders and give opposing coaches nightmares. Today, big men are encouraged to step out from beyond the arc […]

Add Shaquille O’Neal to the list of legends who trashed the current era of the NBA. Despite the modern game being heavily reliant on the three-point shot and faster pace-and-space action, the four-time NBA champion believes he would still dominate the league today. In a report by Lloyd Johnson of Express Sport, Shaq certainly had […]

Detroit Pistons legend Ben Wallace turns 44 years old on Monday, and his birthday celebration brings memories of this soul-crushing block on Shaquille O’Neal of the Miami Heat during Game 5 of the 2006 Eastern Conference Finals. Let's wish Big Ben a very happy Birthday! Have a great one, @Fear_DaFro pic.twitter.com/fjDnWDKVec — Detroit Pistons (@DetroitPistons) […]

This offseason, a number of people floated the idea of Kobe Bryant making a return to the court for the Los Angeles Lakers. Former teammate Shaquille O’Neal recently chimed in on his show, The Big Podcast with Shaq: “He will never go to the Big 3 before he does the NBA. Everybody knows who Kobe […]

Former Los Angeles Lakers teammates Kobe Bryant and Shaquille O’Neal had one of the most highly-publicized spats in the history of the association. However, with the two legends now retired from the sport, the hatchet has been buried deep. So much so, that according to Shaq’s ex-wife Shaunie O’Neal, Bryant has a standing offer to […]

Los Angeles Lakers team president Jeanie Buss has recently reacted to Shaquille O’Neal’s newest commercial. Like thousands of other viewers, Buss also cracked up at the big man’s latest TV endorsement. Buss decided to take to Instagram to share her admiration. https://www.instagram.com/p/BnL_zbhDaDl/?utm_source=ig_embed Jeannie was only 18 when her father, Jerry Buss, became the majority owner […]

After amassing close to $300 million in salaries (on top of numerous endorsement deals, films, and a brief stint in the music industry) during his 19-year NBA career, Shaquille O’Neal has been spending his money wisely since retiring from the game seven years ago. His newest business ventures come in the form of a new […]

Philadelphia 76ers center Joel Embiid is planning to bring bully-ball back into the league, a now-foreign concept of a modern NBA that has gotten more spread out over the years and now puts shooting big men at a premium. The Sixers big man isn’t just looking to put the ball on the block, but to dominate. […]

No matter the condition or circumstance, NBA organizations and their players are the heart and soul of the league. With that being said, organizations strive real hard to get ahead of the pack with their decisions and choices. Unfortunately, even the NBA’s most successful model organizations cannot escape the inevitable failure. Despite the failure, there […]

A Grant Hill-Shaquille O’neal partnership in the 90s would be a full-blown coup. But in the twilight of their respective careers, they had the chance to become teammates when they played together for the Phoenix Suns. Hill had countless memories of playing for the Suns, and one of them was when O’Neal lost control and choked […]

Years after his retirement from the game of basketball, Shaquille O’Neal continues to entertain. The big man hit his head in a toy shop and reacted in a classic Shaq fashion. Check out the clip below as posted by Hoops Nation. Shaquille O’Neal is seen walking into a toy shop. Shaq, who stands 7-foot-1, hits […]

Hall of Famer Shaquille O’Neal is also a comedian and actor. In a new commercial, Shaq hilariously portrays a middle school student. From being chosen last in PE class to being selected for a role of Tree No. 3 in a school stage play, O’Neal depicts a typical young student being poked fun at by his […]

Out of the countless number of players who have played the game of basketball, Bill Simmons says the most powerful in terms of brute strength are LeBron James, Shaquille O’Neal, and Wilt Chamberlain (not in any particular order). During a recent episode of the Bill Simmons Podcast with guest Ryen Russillo, the founder of Ringer.com […]

Los Angeles Lakers legend Kobe Bryant reached 40 years of age on Thursday. If there is one person who knows the Black Mamba well, it’s his former teammate and long-time friend, Shaquille O’Neal. As most hoops fans know, these two basically wrecked the league from 2000 to 2002. In fact, they won three straight championships […]

College basketball Hall-Of-Fame coach John Calipari wanted to draft Los Angeles Lakers legend Kobe Bryant in the summer of 1996 whilst he was head coach of the New Jersey Nets. Of course Bryant was selected by the Charlotte Hornets and then quickly shipped off to the Lakers, where he went on to have a brilliant […]

For hardcore fans, the 1995 NBA Finals will be remembered not only as a matchup between the Orlando Magic and Houston Rockets but also of two legendary centers in Shaquille O’Neal and Hakeem Olajuwon. O’Neal, who had averaged 29.3 points, 11.4 rebounds, and 2.4 blocks per game that season, was set to go head-to-head with […]

Shaquille O’Neal, recognized through his multitude of names and monikers, is also a well-known entrepreneur, TV host, actor, rapper, wrestler, sheriff, and advocate of the Boys and Girls Club of America. After an illustrious and overly dominating career in basketball, which culminated in his induction into the Hall of Fame, he has basically found success […]

A fan hopped on Reddit to launch up a three-quarter court shot and ask if anyone had Shaquille O’Neal’s email. Redditor Killerwill9000 probably wasn’t expecting such spirited responses from the trolls, though. Of course, someone gave an honest answer and provided O’Neal’s LinkedIn page, but the majority of responses were inside jokes for NBA fans. SomeGuyInSanJoseCa […]

The Los Angeles Lakers made the move of the summer by signing LeBron James to a massive four-year deal. Lakers owner Jeanie Buss went on The Rich Eisen Show Wednesday to discuss the franchise’s summer, and she likened snagging James to the signing of Shaquille O’Neal to a seven-year contract in 1996. Jeanie Buss on […]

A basketball stat line is a clear barometer on how a player affects the game. Good or bad, a player’s stats will reflect that. Once in a blue moon, stat lines reflect basketball anomalies, a reflection of some of the most bizarre things in NBA basketball. Here are some of the most impressive and bizarre […]

Gary Payton looked back on his 2004 stint with the Los Angeles Lakers, particularly on what went wrong with it. Speaking on The Herd with Colin Cowherd, Payton pointed out a spate of reasons on why the legendary team comprised of Kobe Bryant and Shaquille O’Neal in their prime, Karl Malone, and himself failed to win a […]

It’s got to be tough to deal with the pressures of being the son of an NBA legend. Greatness is very rare in sport and living up to the legacy your father left is an almost impossible task. That’s the life of LeBron James Junior. Known as “Bronny”, the 13-year-old prospect battles the comparisons, expectation […]

Shareef O’Neal, son of Hall of Fame center Shaquille O’Neal, will attend UCLA and play basketball this fall, according to The Associated Press. The youngster will begin summer school this month. The 6-foot-10, 220-pound power forward played the last two seasons of his high school career at Crossroads School for Arts & Sciences in Santa […]

A recent feud between the Portland Trail Blazers’ C.J. McCollum and the Golden State Warriors Kevin Durant became a hot topic last week. After Durant appeared as a guest in McCollum’s podcast, “Pull Up with CJ McCollum,” the Blazers guard appeared to take a shot at the Warriors forward regarding his decision to join a […]