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Shaquille O’Neal apparently liked jewelry during his youth. He liked them so much that he once bought a pair of $60,000 earrings, as he recalled to Sports Illustrated’s Jack McCallum. However, he didn’t like them enough to pay attention to where he put them immediately upon leaving the store. “I spent so much in jewelry. […]

The Philadelphia 76ers have been turning plenty of heads early this season because of the amount of success they’ve been having. It’s been a while since the Sixers looked respectable on the court, but thanks to the one-two punch of center Joe Embiid and point guard Ben Simmons, Philly has quickly transformed into a team […]

Hall of Famer Shaquille O’Neal was without a doubt one of the most dominant players in NBA history. Although he mostly used his extraordinary strength to terrorize opponents, he also occasionally used it to rattle rims and backboards with his thunderous dunks. A few times, Shaq dunked with so much force that he even took down […]

Philadelphia 76ers center Joel Embiid joined elite company on Wednesday night after amassing a career-best 46-point, 15-rebound, seven-assist, seven-block performance under the bright lights of Staples Center against the Los Angeles Lakers. Not only did the 7-footer tally career-high numbers in points, assists, and blocks, but also joined Shaquille O’Neal, Hakeem Olajuwon, and David Robinson […]

During his playing days in the NBA, Shaquille O’Neal made a name for himself as a dominant force on the court. Now that he’s retired, he’s still proving that he is larger than life, and big on everything, including spending on parties. As a gift to his daughter, Amirah, on her 16th birthday, the Hall […]

Andre Drummond has been a rebounding machine ever since stepping foot in the NBA. The Detroit Pistons big man has a career average of 12.9 rebounds per game, a shade below the Hall-of-Famer Dennis Rodman’s career mark of 13.1 boards. After Drummond’s 21-rebound performance against the Indiana Pacers, he now has 35 career games with […]

During the latest edition of TNT’s “Inside the NBA” on Thursday night, the crew decided to venture into an unrelated basketball segment with Hall of Famer Shaquille O’Neal taking on the Paqui One Chip Challenge following a $20 bet from fellow Hall of Famer Charles Barkley while not making a face when he ate it. […]

After setting a new franchise record for most points through the first six games of the season, the Orlando Magic need to score 108 more points against the New Orleans Pelicans on Monday night to set a new franchise mark for most points through seven games. The current seven-game scoring record was set by the […]

Miami Heat president Pat Riley has been fortunate enough to be involved with lots of great NBA talent that has led to multiple NBA championships through his own coaching or front office moves. He has been on the winning side of lineups that included legendary stars such as Magic Johnson, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, James Worthy, Shaquille O’Neal, Dwyane […]

Charles Barkley’s mouth is the gift that keeps on giving, and with the NBA season just around the corner, he’s off to the races again, churning out head-turning claims that we all just can’t help but consume. In one of his latest interesting takes, Sir Charles predicts that the Sacramento Kings will make the playoffs […]

Despite winning three championships in four NBA Finals appearances, it is well-documented the feud between Kobe Bryant and Shaquille O’Neal. While O’Neal got the first laugh by winning his fourth championship with the Miami Heat, Bryant eventually won two more with the Los Angeles Lakers. According to Scott Feinberg of Hollywood Reporter, the five-time champion […]

Since his retirement from the NBA several years ago, Shaquille O’Neal has been an open book about many aspects of his career. During a recent appearance on “Oprah’s Master Class” on the OWN Network, O’Neal talked about the time he spent $1 million in just 30 minutes. O’Neal likely wasn’t alone in making this similar mistake […]

Shaquille O’Neal and Kobe Bryant have had a rocky relationship as teammates in their Los Angeles Lakers days. After O’Neal was traded to the Miami Heat in 2004, the two’s enmity never wavered. It even intensified with the media always having a field day documenting the many barbs and sideswipes each player had for the […]

The Los Angeles Lakers have produced some of the most iconic figures in NBA history. With each decade, the Lakers franchise has somehow managed to assemble one historic dynasty after another. However, it could be argued that no era of Lakers basketball dominated the league quite like Kobe Bryant and Shaquille O’Neal did in the […]

During their eight seasons together with the Los Angeles Lakers, Shaquille O’Neal and Kobe Bryant won three championships in four NBA Finals appearances. As O’Neal is an NBA on TNT analyst, Bryant is focused on the art of storytelling following their careers. With the Lakers set to retire both of Bryant’s jersey numbers on Dec. […]

Throughout his NBA career and following it, NBA Hall of Famer Shaquille O’Neal has been quite open about his childhood upbringing. During a recent appearance on Oprah’s Master Class on OWN, O’Neal revealed why his mother gave him his unique name. “One day I finally asked my mother, I said, ‘We have Brians and Kennys and Mikes and Gregs in […]

After a 16-year career, Tracy McGrady was selected to the 2017 Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame. With the seven-time All-Star set to be officially inducted on Sept. 8, it is a time for him to reflect on his playing days. During McGrady’s career, he played with numerous All-Stars like Vince Carter and Yao Ming. […]

Back in the 2010-11 season, Nate Robinson and Shaquille O’Neal were teammates with the Boston Celtics. With their playful personalities, it’s not hard to imagine that they had a lot of fun during their practices. There was even a video that surfaced before where the former three-time Slam Dunk Contest champion dunked on O’Neal while […]

Shaquille O’Neal is undoubtedly one of the best players to ever play the game of basketball. During his prime in the NBA, he was considered by many as the most dominant inside player ever, with his ability to score with a lot of power, whether it may be on dunks or post moves. Outside the […]

With all NBA teams wheeling and dealing this summer to place them in the best position possible in terms of their payrolls, a video was recently made where it shows the highest paid players of each franchise. While it’s easy to assume that a majority of them will be for next season, as the increase […]

It seems the O’Neal’s have caught the loudmouth bug present in the LaVar Ball clan recently. Shaquille O’Neal’s son Shareef O’Neal recently took to Twitter to voice his opinion on how his father would fare in today’s NBA. His sentiments are bold, but with only 140 characters to work with, Shareef simply had to be direct. […]

In the last few days, NBA 2K has been steadily releasing the ratings for many of the players in the upcoming NBA 2K18 video game that is set to be released in mid-September. One of the latest features that have been announced has been all-time teams for several different franchises. In light of that, Dwyane […]

It takes time to build a winning culture and team in the NBA, and that is commonly not an overnight process. The Los Angeles Lakers of the early 2000’s are a great example of the building-to-win model. The Lakers were one of the most dominant teams during the decade, winning three straight NBA finals before […]

After an illustrious career making his mark as a mastermind in the paint, four time NBA champion Shaquille O’Neal has been able to spend his retirement however he pleases, and it seems he has been working on his long range game. Captioning his Instagram post with a clever quip from his LaVar Ball diss track, […]

At the start of free agency, numerous teams were reportedly interested in Otto Porter, considering the limited market at the small forward position. However, since Porter was a restricted free agent, the Washington Wizards had the ability to match any offers for the four-year forward. One of the teams interested in Porter was the Sacramento […]

The NBA’s deepest sports simulation video game just got a little bit deeper. NBA 2K’s yearly release of its NBA basketball simulation video game is perhaps the most realistic true to life series in the sports gaming genre. Pop in a disc from any prior year and you’re likely to see contract negotiations, team rebrands, […]

During his playing days, Shaquille O’Neal made a living near the basket, whether it was on offense or on the defensive end. His ability to power his way to the goal for an easy two points and dominate the glass for rebounds and blocks made him one of the best centers to ever to play […]

NBA Hall of Famer and Los Angeles Lakers legend Shaquille O’Neal was one of the dominant players that league has ever seen take the court. He was an absolute force of nature, but he possessed one huge weak spot in his game at the free-throw line where he shot 52.7 percent for his 19-year career. […]

When referee Danny Crawford announced his retirement, he received a plethora of congratulatory messages from current and former players, as well from NBA officials, for his stellar 31-year career. However, he received a different kind of reaction from Shaquille O’Neal, who replied to a tweet posted by Slam Magazine about the development in the veteran […]

In the spirit of the offseason, an NBA digital artist and graphic designer decided to re-imagine some of the modern hairstyles in the league in some of the recent icons of the game, making the result a work of art… and laughter. Whether it is the Kelly Oubre, the Nick Young, or the Julius Randle […]

LaVar Ball is a master at getting his name and brand in today’s NBA media cycle, creating scenarios for himself that end up making a four-time NBA champion release a diss track about him. Shaquille O’Neal released a hilarious yet clever diss track on LaVar Ball yesterday that pretty much summed up why LaVar needs to […]

Shaquille O’Neal has a history of rapping and diss tracks. He famously unleashed on Kobe Bryant after he won a championship with the Miami Heat in 2006. Now his target is LaVar Ball. Here it is in all of its glory: https://twitter.com/TheNBACentral/status/891057362521292800 The full lyrics, courtesy of Genius.com: Dudes talking loud, I don’t understand Walking […]

LaVar Ball has made it clear over the last several months that he isn’t one to back down from any trash-talk. The most recent chatter involving Ball has surrounded his back-and-forth dialogue with Hall of Famer Shaquille O’Neal. Ball added more flame toward O’Neal aimed at the fact that he believes nobody is buying merchandise […]

Big human being and NBA legend Shaquille O’Neal has been away from the game since 2011, but that’s not hampering him from grabbing headlines. Always with a gregarious personality, O’Neal never fails to entertain his fans with his antics and jokes — sometimes at the expense of other people. This time, it’s LaVar Ball and his […]

If you haven’t had your fix of Shaquille O’Neal‘s multi-faceted-self during this offseason, the Big Aristotle is here to put a rather magical end to that. The 45-year-old Hall of Famer, sheriff, four-time NBA champion and former league MVP-turned-TNT-analyst looked to add “magician” to his abundant titles by taking a small kid and magically making him age under […]

Following the hilarious video he posted while issuing a challenge to LaVar Ball, Shaquille O’Neal once again took to his Instagram account to show off his dance moves, and take a shot at the CEO of Big Baller Brand. In his latest video, O’Neal’s all-white outfit highlighted his silver light-up shoes as he busted his moves on the […]

If you thought your ration of comical claims from LaVar Ball would come to an end after he spoke his son Lonzo Ball in a Los Angeles Lakers uniform into existence, you have another thing coming. In the midst of the media frenzy surrounding his triple-double, triple-brand-wearing son, Ball said he and his younger kid […]

NBA legend Bill Russell stole the NBA Awards Show, getting the crowd roaring on their feet upon receiving his Lifetime Achievement award from some of the best big men to ever play the game. The octogenarian was introduced by Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Alonzo Mourning, Dikembe Mutombo, Shaquille O’Neal and David Robinson — decades’ worth of greatness at […]

Earlier this month, four-time NBA champion Shaquille O’Neal made a special appearance on a well-known Chinese variety TV show dubbed The Champions. In the June 15 episode of the program, Shaq was joined by Victoria; a member of famed K-Pop girl band f(x). Things really picked up on the show when Shaq was introduced to Victoria, with the […]