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Shaquille O’Neal is widely regarded as one of the greatest big men in the history of the NBA, and his contributions to the game of basketball has deservedly earned him a spot in the Hall of Fame. As it turns out, however, Shaq also wants to make his mark in the world of professional wrestling, […]

For NBA legend Shaquille O’Neal, Bill Walton—who won two league titles, one Finals MVP, and one regular-season MVP—is not a Hall of Famer. O’Neal shared his bold opinion in the recent episode of “The Big Shaq Podcast with Shaq.” He started off with Isiah Thomas’ definition of what a legitimate Hall of Famer is. Then, […]

The Philadelphia 76ers are ready to turn over a new leaf with the arrival of former Houston Rockets general manager Daryl Morey, who will now serve as the team’s president. While many are naturally wondering if Morey will bring his revolutionary micro-ball style featuring gobs of 3-pointers with him from the Rockets to the Sixers, […]

Los Angeles Lakers great Shaquille O’Neal already has his own statue outside Staples Center. Soon, his former partner, the late Kobe Bryant will also have his outside the famous home of the Purple and Gold. There are many great Kobe moments to choose from as inspiration. But Shaq already has his pick. In the Text […]

Contrary to popular belief, Shaquille O’Neal’s favorite moment with the Miami Heat isn’t winning the title in 2006. It’s actually having a shower fight with Dorrell Wright while naked. O’Neal admitted to this in the Text Message Talk Show with Dorrell Wright at the Players’ Tribune. O’Neal recalled that Udonis Haslem didn’t even think of […]

Shaquille O’Neal continuously imposed his dominance and brute strength on opponents throughout his lengthy playing career. However, his tenure in the big leagues wasn’t marred without a few controversies here and there. It effectuated his legacy to the game in the long run more so after the day he decided to hang his sneakers for […]

Shaquille O’Neal is without a doubt one of the greatest big men to have ever played the game. On top of that, Shaq has also found tremendous success in the business world. As it turns out, fellow Los Angeles Lakers legend Magic Johnson had a lot to do with this. We’ve all heard multiple rags-to-riches-to-rags stories […]

Former NBA legend and Hall of Fame center Shaquille O’Neal is partnering with Pepsi to initiate police reform in a number of NBA cities. Shaq himself was deputized by the Florida sheriff last year, and he was previously on record as saying he would consider a run for sheriff in Georgia. Now, Shaq is teaming with […]

NBA Hall of Famer Shaquille O’Neal is not done jawing back at online critics who continue to question his legacy as one of the best centers to ever play the game. The now 48-year-old TNT analyst responded to a supposed unpopular opinion on Instagram, which claimed that Shaq had a limited skillset and only prospered […]

After winning the NBA Finals with the Los Angeles Lakers, Dwight Howard was seen  on Instagram telling everyone to continue chasing their dreams, only for Shaquille O’Neal to criticize his celebration. Following Shaq’s roasting of Howard, multiple social media users reacted to the entire situation. Championships won in Orlando Dwight: 1Shaq: 0 https://t.co/wL6Iz2vAWV — Trill […]

Los Angeles Lakers legend Shaquille O’Neal had an interesting take on Dwight Howard’s speech to fans after winning the 2020 NBA championship. After dispatching the Miami Heat in six games and helping the Lakers claim a 17th title, Howard made his way to the locker room for post-game celebrations. With champagne bottles popping and even […]

Everyone, including Shaquille O’Neal is still processing the Los Angeles Lakers bringing home all the glory in the recently concluded 2019-2020 NBA season. It’s been a good decade since the Larry O’Brien trophy has made it’s way back to the Staples Center and just about everyone having the time of their lives. But, it seems […]

Hall of Famer Shaquille O’Neal is one of the latest names jumping off the Paul George bandwagon. The Los Angeles Lakers legend won three titles in Hollywood, and he recently stated on his podcast that the Clippers must trade George in order to finally win their own title. Via TMZ: “You gotta use [George] to get […]

Los Angeles Lakers icon Shaquille O’Neal simply wants the best for his daughters. This includes them having a good education, be fully independent, and not to date NBA players. O’Neal shared his ideal scenario for his daughters earlier this month while promoting his partnership with American Express. O’Neal has three daughters—Taahirah, 24, Amirah, 18, and […]

After making his mark in the basketball world as the most dominant player ever, Shaquille O’Neal has been embarking on establishing himself as a business magnate. En route to this journey, he has received some key advice from none other than Jeff Bezos and his former coach, Phil Jackson. Speaking with Andy Frye of Forbes, […]

After the Los Angeles Lakers won the bubble championship, fans and analysts quickly shared their thoughts on whether or not LeBron James and crew can win another title and possibly start a dynasty. Shaquille O’Neal, who won three titles donning the legendary Purple and Gold jerseys, believes that the 2020 title could be the beginning. […]

LeBron James, Anthony Davis, and the Los Angeles Lakers are the 2020 NBA Champions, persevering through the NBA bubble while beating the Portland Trail Blazers, Houston Rockets, Denver Nuggets, and Miami Heat. The title is the first since Kobe Bryant led LA to the 2010 NBA Championship. Lakers legend and 5-time NBA Champion Michael Cooper […]

NBA and former Los Angeles Lakers legend Shaquille O’Neal has accomplished a lot of achievements in his lifetime, but voting hasn’t been one of them until this year’s election. The Hall of Famer center recently admitted on “The Big Podcast with Shaq” that he’s never actually voted until this election: “I’m honest, I’ve never voted […]

The utter dominance of the Anthony Davis and LeBron James dynamic duo for the Los Angeles Lakers was on full display on Friday, as they led L.A. to another lopsided victory against the Miami Heat in Game 2 of the NBA Finals. Naturally, the comparisons between them and the previous glorious pairing of Kobe Bryant […]

LeBron James and Anthony Davis led the way for the Los Angeles Lakers on Friday, as they took down the Miami Heat, 124-114, in Game 2 of the NBA Finals. The pair combined for 65 markers, and at this point, there’s no denying that the two have become reminiscent of the dominance exhibited by the […]

Two factoids about the upcoming NBA Finals matchup between the Los Angeles Lakers and the Miami Heat that you’ve : The Heat are the first no. 5 seed or lower since the 1999 New York Knicks to reach the Finals LeBron James has now made more Finals appearances (10) than 27 of 30 franchises The […]

In the Los Angeles Lakers’ Game 1 victory over the Miami Heat, LeBron James and Anthony Davis forged themselves alongside Shaquille O’Neal and Kobe Bryant. Davis and James had 34 and 25 points, respectively, in the their dominant 116-98 victory over the Heat. The last time a Lakers duo scored 25-plus points in a single […]

LeBron James and Anthony Davis once again showed why they’re arguably the best tandem in the league as they led the Los Angeles Lakers to a no-sweat Game 1 win over the Miami Heat in the NBA Finals on Wednesday night. ESPN analyst Kendrick Perkins didn’t have to think hard to find a comparison for […]

Los Angeles Lakers superstar Anthony Davis did not show any nerves in his NBA Finals debut on Thursday, as he led L.A. to an impressive 116-98 victory against the Miami Heat. The 27-year-old finished with a game-high 34 points on 11-of-21 shooting — a scoring feat that allowed him to join the company of other […]

Someone’s Bill Russell trophy is up for grabs, as Miami Heat legend Dwyane Wade and Los Angeles Lakers icon Shaquille O’Neal just made a bet on who’s winning it all this year between their former teams. The loser would have to give up their own NBA Finals MVP trophy. Talk about a high-stakes wager. Shaq […]

The stars will be out for Game 1 of the NBA Finals between the Los Angeles Lakers and Miami Heat on Wednesday night. At least, they will be virtually, with Shaquille O’Neal, Dwyane Wade, and Kareem Abdul-Jabbar just some of the NBA luminaries who will be in attendance as virtual fans, per TMZ. O’Neal, of course, […]

The Miami Heat made a bit of history on Sunday, as they booked their place in the NBA Finals for the first time in six years. They defeated the Boston Celtics in Game 6 of the Eastern Conference Finals, 125-113, behind a huge effort from All-Star big man Bam Adebayo, who himself joined LeBron James, […]

Citing an unknown source, NBA legend Shaquille O’Neal claimed that the Los Angeles Lakers prefer to face the Miami Heat over the Boston Celtics in the Finals. O’Neal spilled the info on Inside the NBA. Since he didn’t want to name his source, Charles Barkley was skeptical about Shaq’s claim. The Lakers sealed their place […]

On the latest episode of All The Smoke with Matt Barnes and Stephen Jackson, NBA icon Allen Iverson was asked to reveal his basketball Mount Rushmore. Iverson, one of the greatest players in NBA history himself, is going with Michael Jordan, Kobe Bryant, LeBron James, Shaquille O’Neal and Stephen Curry. “My favorite is always going […]

Los Angeles Lakers guard Alex Caruso submitted a rather juicy “Shaqtin’ A Fool” entry with an epic blunder in Game 3 of their Western Conference Finals series against the Denver Nuggets. The Lakers were down by double-digits with six-and-a-half minutes remaining in the second canto when Rajon Rondo set the table up for a cutting […]

Los Angeles Lakers guard Danny Green has shot the ball poorly during the 2020 playoffs, making only 36.4 percent of his shots from 3-point range. However, there might be a solid explanation for that: Shaquille O’Neal. Shaq, who has only made one 3-pointer during his 19-year career, has apparently been giving Green shooting tips during […]

NBA legend Shaquille O’Neal and Golden State Warriors power forward Draymond Green have different opinions on the 2020 MVP winner. O’Neal expressed his belief that since Los Angeles Lakers superstar small forward LeBron James is the best player in the NBA, he should have won MVP. On the other hand, while Green acknowledged that James […]

NBA Hall of Famer Shaquille O’Neal isn’t impressed with the Denver Nuggets, despite them becoming the first team in NBA history to come back from consecutive 3-1 series deficits. During Friday’s Inside the NBA show, Shaq said he’ll start respecting the Nuggets once they beat the Los Angeles Lakers and win the 2020 NBA championship “You want my […]

During the 1998-99 lockout year, NBA players would play pickup games to stay in shape and work on their games so they would be ready to go once the season started. Former ESPN and Sports Illustrated writer Jeff Pearlman has a great story about one of these runs, which featured Los Angeles Lakers legends Kobe […]

As part of an appearance on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon earlier this week, all-time NBA great big man Shaquille O’Neal explained how an on-court fight with Charles Barkley was settled by their mothers — off the court. The incident occurred in a 1999 game. At that time, O’Neal was a member of the […]

Kobe Bryant was one competitive dude. This is exactly why he was in a very sour mood following the Los Angeles Lakers’ NBA Finals defeat at the hands of the Detroit Pistons back in 2004. Youngster Kareem Rush ended up on the receiving end of a savage remark from a clearly frustrated Kobe Bryant, only the […]

Jamal Murray had a savage message for all of the Denver Nuggets’ doubters following their epic series comeback against the Los Angeles Clippers. The Nuggets successfully erased a 3-1 Clippers lead in the series with a huge Game 7 win on Tuesday. After the showdown, Murray made sure to call out the likes of Shaquille […]

Boston Celtics forward Jayson Tatum went on a post-game interview with the guys at “Inside the NBA” following the C’s amazing Game 7 series-clinching victory over the Toronto Raptors on Friday. The 22-year-old took the opportunity to playfully call out TNT host Shaquille O’Neal for not even knowing the name of Tatum’s teammate, Daniel Theis. […]

Newly-minted Brooklyn Nets head coach Steve Nash appeared on Inside the NBA where he discussed everything and anything basketball. Towards the end of his segment, Shaquille O’Neal gave him a slight ribbing about one of his MVP trophies. Unfortunately for Shaq, Nash decided to retaliate. Peep the clip below to witness the fun little exchange […]