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Shaquille O’Neal had some words for Rudy Gobert over the weekend when declaring that the Utah Jazz center wouldn’t be able to guard him, despite being one of the NBA’s most renowned defensive stars. Gobert seems to have taken exception to Shaq’s remarks, taking some time to comment on an Instagram post from Bleacher Report […]

Shaquille O’Neal knows just how dominant he can be. Shaq was a world-destroying behemoth during his early days with the Orlando Magic and championship runs with the Los Angeles Lakers. That’s why when someone claims he can be held to just 12 points, Shaq took it personally. In a recent episode of his own The […]

HBO’s Winning Time has been quite a hit. The show about the Los Angeles Lakers’ Showtime era has gained quite a following. It’s had a few detractors too, with none bigger than Lakers icon Jerry West, who himself has not been pleased with how he has been portrayed by the show. Shaquille O’Neal has chimed in […]

Los Angeles Lakers icon Shaquille O’Neal has come out with his own proposal on how to fix LA’s roster for the 2022-23 campaign. According to Shaq, it would be in the team’s best interest to keep their core intact. O’Neal, however, believes that the other older players on the squad have to go. In his […]

Brooklyn Nets big man Nic Claxton shot a lot of free throws on Monday night as they suffered a deflating sweep at the hands of the Boston Celtics. For his part, the Nets big man was on the wrong end of an embarrassing playoff record after his atrocious night at the free-throw line. Claxton just […]

All signs had been pointing to Ben Simmons making his Brooklyn Nets debut in Monday’s Game 4 against the Boston Celtics. But then the Celtics beat the Nets in Game 3 on Saturday night to go up 3-0, and all of a sudden, Simmons reported more back soreness and now won’t play in Game 4. […]

Not a few eyebrows were raised when Shaquille O’Neal revealed his demand to be the next coach of the Los Angeles Lakers. While he may be just joking (because he’s Shaq), he said he will accept the job if the Lakers pay him $25 million per year. Even if we’re terrible at math, we’re pretty […]

Shaq is a huge fan of Ja Morant. On Thursday, O’Neal revealed that he sees a little bit of Los Angeles Lakers icon and former teammate Kobe Bryant in the Grizzlies superstar. This is some ultimate praise from one of the greatest centers of all time. According to Shaq, what sets Morant apart is his […]

The Los Angeles Lakers are coming off one of their most disappointing seasons in the franchise’s storied history. They actually entered the 2021-2022 season as the favorite in Las Vegas to win the NBA title. Instead, they failed to even reach the play-in tournament, finishing 11th in the Western Conference. Right as the season ended, […]

The Philadelphia 76ers have all but locked up a spot in the second round of the NBA playoffs with a heart-stopping overtime win against the Toronto Raptors Wednesday. The Raptors controlled most of and led most of Game 2. But Sixers superstar Joel Embiid refused to lose. With just over two seconds remaining in overtime […]

More often than not, it’s Shaq and Charles Barkley who get into it during the NBA on TNT broadcast. It was a little bit different on Wednesday night, though, with the Los Angeles Lakers icon deciding to turn his attention to co-host Kenny Smith. O’Neal came in late and ended up missing the start of […]

Shaquille O’Neal has long been known for his playful nature and sense of humor, from his playing days with the Los Angeles Lakers up until his ascension as an NBA analyst on TNT. But in a rare show of vulnerability, the Hall of Famer opened up about one of his biggest regrets in like – […]

Shaq is one of the funniest characters you’ll ever see on TV. He’s also one of the nicest and most generous personalities out there as the Los Angeles Lakers icon has shown on more than a few occasions how he has a genuine desire to help others. As it turns out, however, not even the […]

The Los Angeles Lakers are embarking on an expansive search for their next head coach. At his exit interview press conference, Rob Pelinka said the Lakers are searching for a “strong voice” who can motivate and inspire accomplished veterans. As usual with the Lakers, the organization will initially target splashy, high-profile names. So far, the […]

Much like everybody else, Shaq is definitely not a fan of how the Los Angeles Lakers handled the dismissal of now-ex-coach Frank Vogel. O’Neal believes that the organization was unprofessional in how they fired Vogel and the Hall of Fame big man was not shy about letting his feelings known about it. On a recent […]

Hall of Fame big man Shaquille O’Neal is taking the Atlanta Hawks over the Charlotte Hornets in Wednesday’s must-win Play-In game. Shaq is so confident in his pick that he decided to make an audacious bet with co-host Charles Barkley on live TV. According to Shaq, he’s literally going to stick his hand inside a […]

The Minnesota Timberwolves emerged victorious in their NBA Play-In Tournament matchup against the Los Angeles Clippers on Tuesday night. For a team with just one playoff appearance since 2004-05, the Timberwolves were naturally pretty excited after securing the Western Conference’s seventh seed and a berth in the NBA Playoffs. Timberwolves guard Patrick Beverley was not […]

Frank Vogel is set to be replaced in Los Angeles. And while Russell Westbrook is still with the Lakers on paper, his future looks as murky as it’s ever been. If you ask Charles Barkley, though, neither of them deserve their fate. According to Check, the Lakers are using both Vogel and Westbrook as scapegoats […]

When NBA legends Shaquille O’Neal and Charles Barkley make a bet, you know it’s gonna be good. On Sunday, the two frenemies made a hilarious wager on NBA on TNT if the Miami Heat and the Brooklyn Nets face off in the NBA Playoffs. The Big Diesel, who helped the Heat win a championship in […]

Momentum in one of the most tightly contested MVP races in recent memory seems to be trending away from Joel Embiid. Just because the Philadelphia 76ers superstar may not win basketball’s highest individual honor, though, hardly means he’ll finish 2021-22 without garnering historic individual accolades. The first among them? Embiid officially winning the scoring title […]

Joel Embiid turned in another epic performance on Saturday night as he led the Sixers to a 133-120 win over the Indiana Pacers. The Sixers superstar dropped 41 points en route to joining the likes of Shaquille O’Neal and Wilt Chamberlain in the history books. Embiid is now just the seventh player in NBA history […]

Nikola Jokic made history on Thursday night after being the only player in NBA history to log 2,000 points, 1,000 rebounds, and 500 assists. It was indeed a historic evening for the one-of-a-kind Nuggets big man. After Jokic led Denver to a 122-109 win over a surging Memphis Grizzlies side, the NBA on TNT crew […]

The NBA on TNT crew is a pretty fun bunch. On Thursday, however, Shaq and Co. may have gone a bit overboard with their antics. Dwyane Wade and Jamal Crawford went on a bit of a shootout on the set which resulted in one badly damaged camera. Considering all the high-tech equipment used by these […]

It’s no secret that that former Los Angeles Lakers center Shaquille O’Neal isn’t exactly best friends with current Lakers center Dwight Howard. But even as Shaq has gotten comfortable in retirement and Dwight’s star has dwindled in recent seasons, it’s clear that the Hall of Famer still has some lingering animosity towards his younger counterpart. […]

For Shaquille O’Neal, the Los Angeles Lakers must keep LeBron James and Anthony Davis in the offseason and make moves for everybody else in order to compete again in 2022-23. While things are not yet over for the Purple and Gold and they still have a chance to make the play-in, their odds of actually […]

Shaquille O’Neal’s rap career is one of the more hilarious parts of his career. It’s not because he’s bad at it, no. Far from it, actually: the NBA legend is one of the better hip-hop artists in the league. He has dropped many mixtapes back in his day, and isn’t afraid to freestyle when needed. […]

No player in the NBA is safe from utter embarrassment. While most gaffes of bravado are committed by fledgling youngsters who have yet to be knocked down a peg, once in a while a tenured veteran gets implicated in some foolishness. On Wednesday night, the list now includes Andre Iguodala of the Golden State Warriors. […]

The one thing we love about the NBA on TNT crew is that they incessantly talk smack against each other. This is simply the atmosphere you get when you put Los Angeles Lakers legend Shaquille O’Neal in a room with two other all-time greats in Candace Parker and Dwyane Wade. They all recently took their […]

Milwaukee Bucks star Giannis Antetokounmpo won his showdown with Philadelphia 76ers big man Joel Embiid on Tuesday night, and Shaquille O’Neal knows the reason why. The Bucks edged the Sixers 118-116 in the game, with Giannis exploding for 40 points on top of 14 rebounds and six assists. Even better, the Greek Freak delivered the […]

The LSU Tigers were happy to welcome Shareef O’Neal to campus back in 2019, but it looks as if his tenure with the program has run its course. According to Jeff Goodman of Stadium, O’Neal has made the surprising decision to enter the transfer portal, seeking a move away from his father Shaquille O’Neal’s alma […]

The NBA world was pleasantly surprised on Sunday night when Shaquille O’Neal and Stephen Curry won an Oscar of their own. The two legends were executive producers of the short documentary “The Queen Of Basketball”. Directed by Ben Proudfoot, the story follows one of the pioneers of women’s basketball Luisa Harris. During his acceptance speech, […]

Do you remember Kobe Bryant winning an Oscar back in 2018? The then-recently retired Los Angeles Lakers star won an Oscar for the Best Animated Short Film for his short “Dear Basketball”. The short was basically an animation of Bryant’s final love letter to the game of basketball. Well, four years later, one of Bryant’s […]

The older generations out there — yours truly included — still fondly remember how truly dominant of a force the great Shaquille O’Neal was during his playing days with the Los Angeles Lakers. For some of us, it’s hard to imagine that Shaq is actually already 50 years old. Much like most other 50-somethings out […]

Most supporters of the Los Angeles Lakers don’t necessarily like former NBA point guard Jason Williams. He was a thorn on their side during his time in the league, particularly during the rivalry era between the Lakers and the Sacramento Kings. As it turns out, however, Williams appears to have a goal of establishing himself […]

Right now, there remains a glimmer of hope for the Los Angeles Lakers. Despite what has been an undeniably horrible season for them this year, all hope is not lost. At least not yet. Lakers legend Shaquille O’Neal appears to be on the same boat. The Hall of Fame big man recently came out with […]

Minnesota Timberwolves star Karl-Anthony Towns woke up on Monday and said to himself: I feel like dropping 60 points today. That’s exactly what he did against the San Antonio Spurs, leading the Timberwolves to a 149-139 victory. Towns finished with a career-high 60 points on top 0f 17 rebounds and three assists. He was also […]

Los Angeles Lakers legend Shaquille O’Neal is one of the greatest big men to have ever played this game. There’s just no doubt about that. Right now, Sixers superstar Joel Embiid is arguably the top center in today’s NBA as the All-Star big man hopes to reach the same heights Shaq did during his dominant […]

The Kobe Bryant and Shaquille O’Neal pairing with the Los Angeles Lakers will forever go down in history as one of the greatest duos in the history of the sport. To say that these two were dominant in their time together as teammates would be a complete understatement. Another duo that has recently emerged as […]

The Brooklyn Nets are sitting in the No. 8 spot in the Eastern Conference. If the current 7-8 matchup were to hold, the Nets would travel to Toronto to play the Raptors in the play-in tournament, with the winner getting the No. 7 seed in the playoffs. The loser would then face the winner of […]