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During his playing days, Shaquille O’Neal was one of the hardest players to defend because of his size and skill around the basket. He was a dominating force inside the paint and made it easier for his teammates to score due to the amount of attention he garnered from the defense. That being said, the […]

The heart of the city of Los Angeles belongs to the Lakers. It always has and it always will. The legendary franchise will forever be embraced and cemented as the city’s very own. Staples Center is their home turf where multiple championship banners hang, showing off the team’s rich history. That’s why legend Shaquille O’Neal has […]

Shaquille O’Neal‘s statue unveiling last Friday outside Staples Center turned out to be a star-studded affair. From Kobe Bryant to Phil Jackson, it gave the esteemed guests an opportunity to pay tribute to the Hall of Famer for his contributions to the Los Angeles Lakers organization. The current New York Knicks president even got a […]

During the unveiling of his statue outside of Staples Center, Shaquille O’Neal couldn’t help but argue that his already great legacy could have been even greater if it weren’t for the media. The Diesel to this day resents the fact that Steve Nash won back-to-back MVPs during 2004-05 and 2005-06 seasons, comparing himself to LeBron […]

When Kobe Bryant and Shaquille O’Neal played together for eight seasons with the Los Angeles Lakers, they shared a lot of good memories, including the three championships they won from 2000-2002. However, during the 7-foot-1 big man’s statue unveiling outside Staples Center on Friday, The Black Mamba shared one of their conversations before that not […]

During his playing days, Shaquille O’Neal made a name for himself as a dominant force inside the paint and ended up as one of the fiercest competitors in league history. Now that he’s already retired, he has more time to make guest appearances on TV shows to allow his fans to get to know him […]

Shaquille O’Neal and Kobe Bryant’s partnership in Los Angeles, regardless of how it ended, is always in the conversation for best duo of all-time. With three straight championships while being carried by both superstars as they were taking turns in obliterating opponents that stood in their way, they made the Lakers the gold standard in […]

Earvin ‘Magic’ Johnson is the latest to send kind words towards the direction of Shaquille O’Neal after the recent unveiling of the latter’s larger-than-life statue in Staples Center. The 57-year-old shared his experience in recruiting Shaq for the Los Angeles Lakers back in 1996 and how he already saw how big of an impact The Diesel would […]

Los Angeles Lakers legend Kareem Abdul-Jabbar took yet another quick-witted jab at Shaquille O’Neal in his signature sarcastic way. Prior to the unveiling of his statue outside of Staples Center, the 7-foot-2 skyhook pioneer reminded the media of Shaq’s career-long free-throw woes. Kareem having some fun: "Some people thought the odds of Kobe Bryant showing […]

Shaquille O’Neal has always marched to the sound of his own drum, and practice with the Los Angeles Lakers was no exception. The 7-foot-1 center would even show up to practice completely naked, according to a profile piece by Mark Medina of the Orange County Register. The Diesel has become legendary for his constant pranks in […]

At times throughout their stellar careers, Shaquille O’Neal and Kobe Bryant, to put it nicely, were not the best of friends. But any drama that previously existed between the two is now in the past and Bryant will be in attendance on Friday when the Lakers unveil a statue of O’Neal outside of Staples Center. […]

Shaquille O’Neal generated a lot of buzz recently when he supported Kyrie Irving‘s claim that the world is flat. However, he has now taken it back by saying it was only meant as a joke. The former MVP and four-time champion made an appearance on the latest episode of The Art of Charm podcast and clarified his […]

With the New York Knicks’ lack of success this year, the believers of Phil Jackson have declined. However, one of his former players made it clear that he still thinks Jackson can turn the team into a winner. Current TNT broadcaster Shaquille O’Neal, who was at the center of the Los Angeles Lakers’ three-peat in […]

Charles Barkley is definitely on team round when it comes to the flat-Earth debate. He is so convinced that he recently roasted TNT colleague Shaquille O’Neal for siding with Kyrie Irving’s argument that the earth is flat. In his appearance on The Rich Eisen Show, Sir Charles called out Shaq for what he perceived as […]

Friday night will be a special one for the Los Angeles Lakers as it will mark the unveiling of a statue outside Staples Center for one of their most dominant players ever. Shaquille O’Neal will forever be immortalized with his own cast figure as a tribute to his unforgettable tenure with the team in the […]

Every basketball player in the league was just a kid at one point in life, looking up to an NBA star and mimicking his moves, watching his interviews, collecting his posters or trading cards, all in hope of becoming that star one day. For Los Angeles Lakers shooting guard Jordan Clarkson, his favorite players growing […]

Coming off of a six game losing streak, DeAndre Jordan had a big game for the L.A. Clippers with nine points, 20 rebounds, three blocks and a pair of assists to help L.A. defeat the Phoenix Suns. A much tougher and healthier opponent marched into Staples Center two days later in the Memphis Grizzlies, but […]

Seeing sons of former NBA players playing professional basketball in the league has been a more common sight these days, especially with the emergence of Golden State Warriors point guard Stephen Curry and his brother Seth Curry as two of the most recognizable ones today. However, Dell Curry‘s sons are not the only second generation players […]

JaVale McGee and Shaquille O’Neal share one of the more uncommon relationships in the NBA. Their tie pretty much revolves around the Hall-of-Famer making fun of the Golden State Warriors center’s questionable on court plays. Recently, McGee took to his Instagram account to share his latest unique haircut. Despite O’Neal’s offer to not include him […]

As well as his extraordinary athletic prowess, Golden State Warriors center JaVale McGee has become a household name due to a long string of calamitous incidents. McGee’s farcical behavior has been regularly highlighted by NBA legend Shaquille O’Neal, who recently challenged the big man to play three consecutive games without making a mistake, in order […]

Shaquille O’Neal has formally challenged Golden State Warriors center and two-time Shaqtin’ A Fool MVP JaVale McGee to find ways to stop making the his famed show. The Hall of Famer threw in the gauntlet for the athletic 7-footer to go error-free for the team’s next three games, therefore avoiding the five-day window to get into […]

One of the most anticipated segments of Inside the NBA is the weekly list of the funniest and most bizarre plays from around the league caught by Shaquille O’Neal‘s “Shaqtin’ A Fool.” It does bring a lot of laughs to its viewers, but not everyone is happy. According to the show’s producer, Mike Goldfarb, an agent of a […]

During his four-year stint with the Miami Heat, Shaquille O”Neal had a lot of good memories, including winning his fourth championship in 2006 and the epic speeches Pat Riley made for the team. O’Neal recently recalled one of the most memorable talks the Heat’s President made where he attempted a world record as well as […]

Shareef O’Neal is a high school basketball player who currently plays at the Crossroads School. He’s very talented and will be playing college ball in two years after he graduates. O’Neal has already received offers from Arizona, Baylor, California, Georgetown, Kansas State, LSU, UCLA, and USC according to ESPN. Shareef O’Neal is the son of Hall […]

Shaquille O’Neal‘s jersey retirement will commence Thursday night at American Airlines Arena. You can count on one hand how many uniforms sit in the Miami Heat‘s rafters, so it’s a place for the city’s most special players. Dwyane Wade will enjoy his own ceremony one day, but he’s too busy at the moment finishing his career with the […]

The Miami Heat are set to retire Shaquille O’Neal‘s number 32 jersey and raise it up the rafters of American Airlines Arena on Thursday night. The former MVP and 15-time All-Star played four seasons in Miami and helped bring the franchise its first NBA championship back in 2006, only two years after the team traded […]

A much awaited bronze statue of dominant big man Shaquille O’Neal will be unveiled at Star Plaza outside of Staples Center prior to the Los Angeles Lakers game against the Minnesota Timberwolves on March 24, 2017. Lakers announce that a statue of Shaq will be unveiled at Star Plaza outside Staples Center prior to the Lakers […]

The Clayton County Sheriff’s Office in Jonesboro, GA has just added a new deputy who is not just any other ordinary employee. Basketball Hall-of-Famer and four-time NBA champion Shaquille O’Neal was recently sworn in and became the department’s tallest deputy ever. The 44-year-old LSU product was also designated as an honorary U.S. deputy marshal and reserve […]

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Danny Ainge had a pretty simple plan. Once the Celtics championship roster began to age, he wanted to make a move to be competitive in the future. Stockpiling assets for a big score down the road was something he felt would work well in the end. After Beantown’s Big 3 era had dissipated, things have […]

Shareef O’Neal, son of Shaquille O’Neal is one of the nation’s top high school prospects which isn’t hard to believe. Some of the best colleges in the country are currently trying to recruit him despite the fact that he won’t graduate until 2018. The 6-foot-9 O’Neal has similar attributes as his father at the same […]

Inspired by a Joe Budden list where he rates rappers’ bars from one through five, Los Angeles Lakers forward Metta World Peace has come up with his own list of rapper-athletes, which might shock a few in the scene. https://twitter.com/MettaWorldPeace/status/801110361583689728 World Peace, of course, is a rapper of his own, following his motto “Rapper by day, […]

The Miami Heat announced plans to retire Shaquille O’Neal‘s No. 32 in a special halftime ceremony on Dec. 22 when the team hosts the Los Angeles Lakers at American Airlines Arena. The newly inducted Hall of Famer will become the 12th player in NBA history to have his jersey retired by more than one franchise. His famous No. […]

With the mannequin challenge craze taking over nearly every TV segment, the Inside the NBA crew took it upon themselves to set up actual mannequins to take their place, including cameras, boom poles, and make-up. Shaquille O’Neal couldn’t resist smacking around a Charles Barkley mannequin, since he was absent from the studio (Barkley called the […]

The endorsements don’t stop raining-in for retired superstars like the charismatic Shaquille O’Neal, who is Shopping Small with rapper Kendrick Lamar in this new American Express ad. https://youtu.be/cN1X3Z4rlcA Whether you’re a fan of the Luscious Lamar Bar or the Shea Butter Shaq soap, you have to love the chemistry between these two. After all, if anyone knows what’s […]

Once New York Knicks President Phil Jackson made his way into the Big Apple, it was inevitable that the triangle offense talk would begin considering it brought him so much success. It took Jackson some convincing to get Michael Jordan, Shaquille O’Neal, and Kobe Bryant to buy into its principles, but he eventually did it. Getting […]

TNT analyst Charles Barkley can always be found giving controversial statements in the media. On a given night he can be found criticizing a player’s game, or even an entire team. He’s been starkly against the Golden State Warriors style of basketball claiming they cannot win a championship, because they are a jump shooting team. He […]

Kevin Garnett is ready to start his next career after a great 21 years in the league — the 40-year-old will join the crew on Inside the NBA as a remote guest host. KG has been a fairly reserved guy off the court, so this new gig comes as a huge revelation, though his character, […]

The Miami Heat wanted Hassan Whiteside to work on his passing within the flow of the offense, but that wasn’t the advice Shaquille O’Neal gave to him when they crossed paths. According to an AP report, the Heat’s high-priced center talked about the time he met O’Neal and did so in his best Diesel impression. When I met him, he was […]