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Playing professional basketball requires athletes to keep a certain standard of fitness and health. There’s a lot of running, jumping and other general movements in an 82-game NBA season that requires players to be in top shape to perform at the best of their abilities throughout the long grind. Of course, not everyone who has […]

The Los Angeles Lakers are the most popular and recognized franchise in NBA history. No, they don’t own the most championships (that title belongs to the Boston Celtics), but if you went around the world, chances are, you would find more Lakers fans than anything else. It’s why there’s often an argument over all time […]

NBA Hall of Famer Tracy McGrady picked quite a formidable all-time Orlando Magic squad on Thursday. Speaking with Dante Marchitelli on the Orlando Magic Pod Squad, T-Mac picked himself and Penny Hardaway as the team’s all-time best backcourt duo. He then added the likes of Grant Hill, Dwight Howard, and Shaquille O’Neal in the frontcourt. What […]

After proclaiming how easily he’ll dominate Draymond Green had they matched up during the day, NBA Hall of Famer Shaquille O’Neal also bared how his 2000’s Los Angeles Lakers team could have handled the Golden State Warriors’ sharp-shooting superstar Stephen Curry. The retired 7-foot-1 center, who now works as an analyst for TNT, shared a hypothetical […]

Hall of Fame center Shaquille O’Neal thinks the San Antonio Spurs’ 1998-99 NBA title should be null and void. During an episode of “The Big Podcast,” O’Neal said–as far as he was concerned–the Spurs and Tim Duncan only have four rings to their tally (via Jeff Garcia of News 4 San Antonio): O’Neal blasted the […]

Shaquille O’Neal has no problem with Golden State Warriors forward Draymond Green. He just does not believe Green would stand any chance of guarding him, especially in his era. Dray previously said during an appearance on Showtime’s “All The Smoke” podcast that he and Warriors point guard Stephen Curry would have caused Shaq tons of […]

Mavs owner Mark Cuban has offered a response to comments made by NBA legends Charles Barkley and Shaquille O’Neal, who recently noted that the 2019-20 season should be cancelled due to ongoing concerns with the coronavirus pandemic. At first, Barkley felt that games could be played at a later date. Now, however, he feels it’s […]

Shaquille O’Neal is one of the greatest big men the NBA has ever seen. Some might even say that he was the most physically dominant player in league history. Throughout his decorated career, the 7-foot-1 mammoth also amassed quite a fortune in earnings. According to Spotrac, this amounts to a whopping $286 million in the […]

In 1989, one year after Team USA’s men’s basketball team settled for bronze in Seoul, FIBA voted to change the rule barring American professional basketball players from participating in the Olympics. In 1990, USA Basketball formed a committee to select the 12-man roster. The committee was headed by C.M. Newton, the University of Kentucky athletic […]

The 1992 Dream Team is widely considered to be the best basketball team ever formed in the entire history of the sport. It’s hard to refute this notion considering Michael Jordan, Larry Bird, and Magic Johnson were all on this squad, regardless of the fact that Bird and Magic were both already at the tail […]

NBA Hall of Famer Shaquille O’Neal believes winning the Larry O’Brien trophy won’t mean as much this year due to the world’s troubling state because of the coronavirus pandemic. Apart from suggesting that the season be scrapped immediately, the 48-year-old current TNT analyst bared that whoever wins the title this 2019-20 will have an “asterisk” […]

While most fans and players seem eager for the NBA season to return, not everyone has that opinion. Recently, Los Angeles Lakers legend and Hall of Fame center Shaquille O’Neal went out and stated that he thinks the rest of the season should be scrapped. “I think we should scrap the season. Everybody go home, […]

Antoine Walker knows that Shaquille O’Neal won four NBA championships in his career – three with the Los Angeles Lakers and one with the Miami Heat. Surely, winning a three-peat is a difficult feat as only a handful of teams have done so. However, Shaq’s title win in Miami apparently holds a dear place in […]

Most basketball fans wish to see the 2019-20 NBA season return, and the players themselves seem eager to get back on the court and finish the regular season campaign that is in its final stage. However, not everyone is convinced that resuming the suspended season is the best idea. Los Angeles Lakers legend Shaquille O’Neal […]

Former NBA superstar Shaquille O’Neal was the latest to dish on the G.O.A.T. debate, appearing as a guest on ESPN’s Get Up to give a surprising pick for the greatest player of all time. O’Neal has been known to think of himself as the most dominant player of his era, he’s said so himself multiple […]

NBA legend Shaquille O’Neal has made a bold claim about the three-time NBA champs Golden State Warriors. According to the Hall of Famer, he firmly believes that the Dubs would not have been a factor had they played during his prime. O’Neal made the statement on a recent episode of his own podcast, “The Big […]

The Orlando Magic saw their window of opportunity careen down the toilet once Shaquille O’Neal left the team for the Los Angeles Lakers in 1996. Yet then-general manager Pat Williams explained exactly how the Magic lost the superstar big man at the time: “The price of ball players elevated so quickly that our offer to […]

The Raiders will be playing their inaugural season in Las Vegas in 2020 after moving from Oakland. According to Hall of Fame center Shaquille O’Neal, an NBA team might be following suit. O’Neal said he “heard through the grapevine” that a couple NBA teams could soon be up for sale, adding one of those teams […]

When talking about the best centers in Los Angeles Lakers history, the first name that will likely come to mind is Kareem Abdul-Jabbar — and understandably so. In his prime, the 7-foot-2 Lakers center was a dominant force with one of the most iconic shots in NBA history. Nevertheless, there are still a number of […]

The Los Angeles Lakers are among the most historic franchises in the NBA. Since being established in 1947 — then the Minneapolis Lakers — the organization has 16 championships to its name, second only to the Boston Celtics’ record of 17 titles. Lakers championship runs are so common, they’re nearly no big deal. Nevertheless, there’s […]

Phil Jackson has the most championships (11) and highest winning-percentage (.704) of any coach in NBA history (min. 500 games) and the most playoff victories (229) over 20 seasons as an NBA head coach. He inherited teams laden with young superstars, but extracting the utmost production from stars is a) hard and b) a good […]

Former NBA center and Hall of Fame big man Shaquille O’Neal helped pay for the funeral of an 11-year-old boy who was killed in a car crash in Louisiana earlier this month. Keshaon Batiste and 12-year-old Trayvon Alexander were in the backseat of a vehicle that crashed into a ditch and hit a tree on […]

We’ve all probably come across one or two stories about how Los Angeles Lakers legend Shaquille O’Neal has been going through such a difficult time in the wake of the untimely passing of his good friend, Kobe Bryant. The famed big man has been very vocal about how challenging it has been for him emotionally […]

Apart from being the second most winningest team in NBA history, the Los Angeles Lakers are known as perhaps the most dignified franchise in all of sports. Playing under the bright lights of Hollywood, after all, puts every Purple and Gold player under a constant microscope. Thus, everyone tries to carry themselves in a distinguished […]

Despite their highly-publicized feud during their time as teammates with the Los Angeles Lakers, it is also a known fact that Shaquille O’Neal and Kobe Bryant were eventually able to patch up their differences years later. These two actually developed a very close friendship, and this is exactly why Shaq was so deeply hurt by […]

When it comes to competitive sports, few others compare to the intensity of the NBA Playoffs. As such, this annual event has brought about some of the most memorable individual performances in the history of the sport. As they say, the best of them shine when the lights are the brightest. Below we take a […]

Just when you thought discussing the Los Angeles Lakers trading Shaquille O’Neal in 2004 was beating a dead horse, another little nugget comes out. During a podcast interview with Chris Broussard and Rob Parker, O’Neal said that the Lakers actually told him changes were going to be made if the club lost to the Detroit […]

Magic Johnson believes that the Kobe Bryant and Shaquille O’Neal-led Los Angeles Lakers of the early 2000s would beat the Michael Jordan-led Chicago Bulls of the 90s in a seven-game series. After O’Neal came out this week with the declaration, Johnson concurred. On the ‘Lunchtime with Roggin and Rodney podcast by LA AM570 radio, the […]

The misunderstandings between former Los Angeles Lakers superstars Shaquille O’Neal and Kobe Bryant are well-documented. When Shaq departed from L.A. in 2004, the general belief was that it was brought about by his real-life feud with Kobe. Be that as it may, O’Neal and Bryant has since made up and have become extremely close friends. […]

The Miami Heat entered the NBA in 1988, so they are a relatively new franchise. However, they have already established themselves as one of the better organizations in basketball. The Heat have won three championships, and they have had the pleasure of watching some of the best players in history be a part of their […]

With the documentary miniseries, “The Last Dance,” which chronicles Michael Jordan’s life and career, getting set to kick off on April 19, people are naturally reminiscing about Jordan’s run with the Chicago Bulls in the ’90s. Jordan’s Bulls won six championships, going 6-0 in the NBA Finals. The run established Jordan as the greatest player […]

Shaquille O’Neal, the most dominant player in the NBA, claims that his Los Angeles Lakers would easily beat up Michael Jordan and his Chicago Bulls. Speaking with ESPN, the Lakers icon made the claim, noting he would punish the Bulls’ centers. “‘Cause I would’ve killed Luc Longley, Bill Wennington, [Bill] Cartwright,” he said. “The factor […]

Shaquille O’Neal is arguably the most dominant player the NBA has ever seen. In his resume is a total of four titles, including a three-peat. Recently, Shaq revealed that his training regimen didn’t consist solely of basketball. In fact, he credited mixed martial arts as the reason why he won all those championships with the […]

Shaquille O’Neal is arguably the most dominant player in NBA history, but even he was scared of Michael Jordan when he first got to the league. Shaq says he was terrified of Jordan because MJ was like a god to him: Shaq compares watching Michael Jordan's game to "watching a god." (via @arielhelwani) pic.twitter.com/vH97FjdORQ — […]

Even upon retirement, NBA Hall of Famer Shaquille O’Neal continues to be ridiculed for his absurdly poor free-throw shooting. One of his sons, Shareef O’Neal, also got into the act and burned his old man with a hilarious quip on his TikTok account. Shareef shared a short clip of Shaq comfortably napping on a boat. […]

Isaiah “J.R.” Rider stopped by Stephen Jackson and Matt Barnes’ All The Smoke podcast on Saturday and offered some amusing insights into just how heated the relationship between Shaquille O’Neal and Kobe Bryant was — at least when Rider joined the Los Angeles Lakers. Rider revealed Shaq didn’t waste any time making his teammate an […]

NBA Hall of Famer Shaquille O’Neal thinks he’s the second-greatest player in Finals history. The Big Aristotle took to Instagram and posted a picture that listed the top 10 Finals performers of all-time. Shaq is second on the list, only behind NBA legend Michael Jordan, who went 6-0 in the Finals with the Chicago Bulls […]

Charles Barkley and Ernie Johnson had some fun with NBA legend Shaquille O’Neal for his involvement in the Netflix series called “Tiger King.” O’Neal met Joe Exotic once and now the NBA Hall of Famer has been the subject of some criticism from people. Shaq explained his connection to “Exotic Joe” to his TNT partners: […]

Retired NBA star shooting guard Ray Allen revealed his unsightly head of hair on social media this week, as the coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak prevents millions from leaving their homes and interacting with other individuals. Allen, 44, a two-time champion with the Boston Celtics and Miami Heat, showed off his growing hair and bald spot, later […]