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NBA 2K25 launches on September 6, 2024, and fans might be curious to know which Los Angeles Lakers players in history are ranked the highest. Throughout the history of the Purple and Gold, the team produced a plethora of NBA legends. Hence, the Lakers are considered to be basketball royalty. With that in mind, here […]

No athlete in the history of sports bridged the gap between athletics and street culture quite like Philadelphia 76ers legend Allen Iverson. A style icon of the 90’s, Iverson shook things up with his look on the court, which usually included his headband, baggy uniform, and his signature Reebok sneakers. Now, we’ll see a continued […]

Before AEW was recording huge gates at Wembley Stadium, partnering up with the Texas Rangers for an American Stadium show – All In: Texas – and finding unique ways to build their brand, like partnering up with Warner Brothers Discovery to present TNT Overdrive, the biggest shot Tony Khan cooked up to get his show […]

Once upon a time, Shaquille O’Neal and Dennis Rodman became teammates in the Los Angeles Lakers. On paper, this seems like a recipe for success. However, things turned out otherwise. During an episode of O’Neal’s podcast The Big Podcast with Shaq, he explained why he disliked being teammates with Rodman. O’Neal revealed that Rodman would […]

Recently, LeBron James and the Team USA national squad took home the Gold Medal with a resounding win over France at the Olympics in Paris. In order to get to that point, however, Team USA had to endure several close calls from other Olympics squads, including surviving a nailbiter vs South Sudan and having to […]

With the NBA offseason trudging along, there might not be a better time for those invested in the Association to discuss the legacies of players and how they stack up in the all-time rankings. In an appearance on The Big Podcast with Shaquille O’Neal, Hall of Fame guard and 2001 NBA MVP Allen Iverson gave […]

In a candid revelation on the latest episode of “The Ogs” podcast, hosted by Udonis Haslem and Mike Miller featuring guest Gilbert Arenas, Miller shared a humorous yet telling incident from his early NBA career involving Shaquille O’Neal, the league’s legendary center. During the podcast, Miller recalled a particular game where he attempted to play […]

Team USA is heavily favored to go undefeated in the ongoing Paris Olympics. This isn’t surprising, looking at their talent-laden roster. So far, the Americans have blown out their first two opponents — and that’s exactly what Shaquille O’Neal wants to see. During an episode of The Big Podcast, the NBA legend made it clear […]

Team USA basketball came into the 2024 Olympics as the presumed favorite for the gold medal. So far, they are 2-0 during the group stage of play with the chance to win the group outright should they defeat Puerto Rico on Saturday. But how good is this iteration of Team USA? According to former NBA […]

The basketball portion of the Olympics got underway this weekend and as the host country, France and Minnesota Timberwolves center Rudy Gobert were automatic qualifiers. The French national team began their quest for a medal on Saturday against Brazil. Rudy Gobert is one of the key players for France, but after a particularly nasty poster […]

Now that the NBA is moving forward with its massive media rights deal with Amazon Prime Video instead of Warner Bros. Discovery, basketball coverage is expected to change significantly. It is officially the end of an era. Or is it? TNT Sports is not going down without a fight, as it fires back at Commissioner […]

TNT is not giving up. The company announced that they matched Amazon’s $1.8 billion offer to continue covering the NBA while keeping the “Inside the NBA” show, which features Shaquille O’Neal, Charles Barkley, Kenny Smith and Ernie Johnson, running moving forward. “We’re proud of how we delivered for basketball fans by providing best-in-class coverage throughout […]

So far, it has been a rough go for Los Angeles Lakers rookie Bronny James. On the other hand, he had his best game so far on Wednesday night against the Atlanta Hawks. Bronny scored 12 points on 5-of-11 from the field including a pair of three-pointers after going 0-for from three-point land. The Lakers […]

The WNBA Rookie of the Year race is quite tight with two different types of players leading the way. On one side, the Indiana Fever has Caitlin Clark who has been astounding as a floor general and can also shoot the lights out. On the other, Angel Reese has been a staple on both ends […]

After the Boston Celtics won their first championship since 2008 this past season where they beat the Dallas Mavericks in five games to hang up their 18th banner, people have been continuing to question the legitimacy due to the competition. Former basketball player Shaquille O’Neal discussed this topic of conversation on his online show “The […]

Angel Reese, the standout rookie forward for the Chicago Sky, has been making headlines with her extraordinary performances in the WNBA this season. Reese has recorded 16 double-doubles in her first 22 career games, a feat that places her in elite company. The last player in either the WNBA or NBA to achieve such a […]

NIL is a major part of college sports today. Without it, a program can fall behind, and with a strong foundation, a program can pull away from others. Just a few years ago, players weren’t receiving NIL money. Now, everything has changed. Memphis basketball head coach Penny Hardaway is very familiar with NIL, and he […]

NBA free agency is still underway during the 2024 offseason, but most of the big moves have already been made. As has been the theme in recent offseasons, the free agent period was busy with megastars receiving huge deals, some of which landed them on new teams in new cities. The likes of LeBron James, […]

There needs to be a certain level of insane talent that one must have to reach the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame. Oftentimes, an Olympic medal and some All-NBA selections are never enough. The Larry O’Brien trophies are what matters most in these conversations and some bigger accolades in grade school to the big […]

Angel Reese is having a promising start to her WNBA career with the Chicago Sky. After a historical run in June, Reese earned the WNBA’s Rookie of the Month Award. Moreover, former Los Angeles Lakers center and NBA commentator Shaquille O’Neal gave Reese an intriguing Antwan Jamison comparison for her unorthodox style of play. The […]

The Brooklyn Nets have begun an offseason that could turn into a firesale very quickly by trading Mikal Bridges to the crosstown rival New York Knicks in exchange for a plethora of future first round draft picks. The Bridges trade could potentially signal the end of the post-Kevin Durant “era,” if that word is applicable […]

Former Los Angeles Lakers star Shaquille O’Neal was on his show called “The Big Podcast” where he talked about the team drafting Bronny James with a second-round pick. With the selection of current Lakers star LeBron James’ son, criticism has come in floods to Bronny citing nepotism as being the deciding factor being drafted rather […]

It shouldn’t come as a huge surprise to anyone who has long followed the National Basketball Association that much of what the Los Angeles Lakers have done in the very early stages of the 2024 offseason has come under fire. Their failed pursuit of UConn coach Dan Hurley drew skepticism from both pro and college […]

A feud between Shannon Sharpe and Shaquille O’Neal probably wasn’t anything people expected, but it’s what we got. The former athletes who both turned into media stars in their own way found themselves beefing with each other in May following O’Neal, in a highly criticized moment, told Denver Nuggets center Nikola Jokic that Shai Gilgeous-Alexander […]

The Los Angeles Lakers named JJ Redick as their 29th head coach a few days ahead of the 2024 NBA Draft. NBA icon and Laker legend Shaquille O’Neal recently weighed in on Redick’s statement about LeBron James not being informed of his hiring as the Lakers’ head coach. JJ Redick was officially introduced by general […]

Ice Cube, a.k.a O’Shea Jackson, is a music legend as a rapper and songwriter, actor, film producer, and of course, huge basketball fan. In January 2017, Cube and entertainment executive Jeff Kwaitnetz founded the BIG3 – a 3v3 basketball league played in the summer, meant to fill the gap between the end of the NBA […]

When commentator Jim Ross put it out into the ether that he would like to see Shane McMahon sign with AEW, calling the deal just crazy enough to work, it sent the professional wrestling universe into an absolute tailspin and earned major attention for Tony Khan’s company. Would AEW actually sign the son of Vince […]

Regardless of how people feel about his ceiling, Zach Edey is one of the most interesting prospects in the 2024 NBA Draft. The 7-foot-4 Canadian comes with a catalog of accolades and question marks as he prepares to begin his professional basketball career. For every outstanding pro, there is a notable con or qualifying statement […]

Nearly a week after Kendrick Lamar live-streamed his “Pop Out” concert in Los Angeles, where he debuted his Drake diss tracks live, the 37-year-old Canadian rapper finds himself catching heat from unexpected places. Shaquille O’Neal has now joined in, taking a shot at Drake with a peculiar meme. On his Instagram story, Shaquille O’Neal shared […]

No. 1 overall picks in the NBA Draft can make or break a franchise. While it is a lofty expectation, the goal for all first-overall selections is that they will become megastars who even have Hall of Fame caliber careers. Of course, it doesn’t always work out that way, and some of the biggest draft […]

Shaquille O’Neal enjoys watching the WNBA, and as a strong supporter of the league, he feels the need to weigh in on the recent Caitlin Clark vs. WNBA/Team USA controversy. The Hall of Famer reiterated this point in the recent episode of “The Big Podcast With Shaq,” emphasizing the importance of giving credit to other […]

Game 2 of the NBA Finals is currently underway, which means that Jayson Tatum and Jaylen Brown are looking to put themselves a win closer to being called champions. The Boston Celtics’ dynamic duo has been one of the most talked about topics of the ongoing series, and some of the narratives could be described […]

The Dallas Mavericks trailed 1-0 to the Boston Celtics after a disastrous Game 1 that saw Kyrie Irving score just 12 points. Mavericks legend Dirk Nowitzki made headlines off the court recently when he engaged in a hilarious conversation with Shaquille O’Neal about the time The Big Aristotle met his wife Jessica Olson for the […]

Ray J’s “Sexy Can I” wasn’t just a chart-topping hit; it was a lucrative investment opportunity for basketball legend Shaquille O’Neal. In a recent appearance on Club Shay Shay, Ray J revealed the surprising details behind Shaq‘s $1.5 million investment in his music career. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Spiritual Word […]

The vitriol hurled against the Boston Celtics is usually the same. It is either that they have been knocking for too long in the NBA Finals or that they might never win it because of how they collapse time and again in the postseason. Jayson Tatum and Jaylen Brown have been with the squad since […]

Dirk Nowitzki and Shaquille O’Neal were one deal away from becoming teammates with the Dallas Mavericks in 2004, according to O’Neal. However, the potential deal maneuvered by then-Mavericks owner Mark Cuban hit a snag with the Los Angeles Lakers front office, then Shaq was later shipped to the Miami Heat, and the rest was history. […]

It’s difficult to believe that almost 24 years have already passed since the Los Angeles Lakers won its first championship with the duo of Shaquille O’Neal and Kobe Bryant leading the way. O’Neal and Bryant formed arguably the most dangerous guard-big man combo in NBA history, and before their flammable personalities meant that a parting […]

Shaquille O’Neal, undoubtedly, is one of the greatest centers to ever play the game of basketball. Listed at 7’1 and 325 lbs., O’Neal was too overwhelming for the majority of the opposition to deal with. He took advantage of an era that put a premium on big man play on the interior, and he ended […]

Just because the Golden State Warriors did not make it to the 2024 NBA Playoffs, that doesn’t mean Draymond Green has faded away from the league picture. He’s very much still around, from helping the guys on Inside the NBA cover the playoffs to being busy doing podcast work. More recently, he teamed up with […]