Shaq

June 3, 2011 – Ben Berry Regardless of whether Shaq is retiring or not, with 19 years in the league and 3 different sneaker deals he’s arguably had the deepest sneaker history of any active NBA player. Though he started off as a key player in Reebok’s 90s campaigns, in 2001 he launched an affordable [...]

June 1, 2011 – The Hoop Doctors After 19 amazing seasons in the NBA where he was the most dominant force physically the game has ever seen, Shaquille O’Neal, announced on Twitter today (video and tweet after the jump) that he is going to retire. During his career Shaq Diesel won four NBA titles, three [...]

May 18, 2011 – Allen Moll In what is becoming the norm in recent times, Louisiana State University is the latest to honor one of their legendary players on the hardwood by reportedly constructing a life-sized bronze statue of future NBA Hall of Famer Shaquille O’Neal. Surprisingly, until recently the current Celtics’ big man has [...]

May 6, 2011 – The Hoop Doctors The Celtics need all the help they can get at this point. Down 0-2 to the Heat, they’re hoping Shaq can make a difference in Game 3. If there is one big weakness of the Heat it is size in the paint. It could be a dream matchup [...]

April 29, 2011 – The Hoop Doctors Questions started to rise about the Boston Celtics when they traded Kendrick Perkins. Luckily for Boston, Jermaine O’Neal has stepped up big for them so far in the playoffs. Hopefully, they’ll have the services of their other O’Neal soon… The Boston Celtics hope to have Shaquille O’Neal back [...]

January 7, 2011 – The Hoop Doctors Shaquille O’Neal appeared on David Letterman’s late-night talk show last night. The always comedic O’Neal is even funnier when paired with a comic genius like Letterman. I loved this part when Shaq talked about how he found his house in Boston (video after the jump): “I live in [...]

December 17, 2010 – Allen Moll So far this season the Shaquille O’Neal experiment in Boston through the first 20+ games has been a success as the big man has provided a much needed post presence in the absence of the injured Kendrick Perkins. While for the remainder of his continuing career, Shaq will always [...]

December 14, 2010 – Dr. Anklesnap Courtesy of Sports by Brooks we got to hear an appearance by Shaquille O’Neal’s ex-wife Shaunie last week on the radio show Big Boy’s Neighborhood talk about how many NBA players cheat on their wives. Of all the players Shaunie knows personally the only one she can think of [...]

November 17, 2010 – Dr. J-Water We’ve got to give a big shout out to Jimmy Traina at Sports Ilustrated’s Extra Mustard Hot Clicks for posting this great video of the Big Diesel making a visit to the “Cheers” bar in Boston. Shaq even made a point of attempting to sing the theme song to [...]

November 1, 2010 – THD Rumor Patrol The big fella has been playing the team game better than anyone expected this season in bean town. Given the underperforming of Jermaine O’Neal thus far, the Celtics are hoping Shaq won’t miss any significant time with this knee bruise…. Shaquille O’Neal missed his second straight practice on [...]