Shaquille O’Neal

It is no secret that Shaq has never been the biggest fan of Dwight Howard (few are these days it seems). From the time that Howard exploded on to the scene as the best center in the NBA about a decade ago and started running with the Superman gimmick, Shaq didn’t seem to be amused [...]

Charles Barkley and Shaquille O’Neal have always had a contentiously friendly relationship as NBA players and now as co-analysts on Inside the NBA on TNT. They have had numerous battles on the court and in the studio and haven’t shied away from getting physical or personal at times. Here is the infamous clip of Chuck [...]

Every once in a while, NBA Hall of Famer Shaquille O’Neal laments what could have been had he never left the Orlando Magic, or had he stayed with Kobe Bryant on the Los Angeles Lakers. And during a recent conversation with CBS Sports’ Reid Forgrave, it was Orlando’s turn on his carousel of nostalgia. Apparently, [...]

Shaquille O’Neal has some thinly veiled advice for LeBron James: sign with the Golden State Warriors this summer. As The Big Aristotle said while making an appearance on ESPN’s First Take (via NBA on TNT): [tweet https://twitter.com/NBAonTNT/status/964213694069657602?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw&ref_url=http%3A%2F%2Flebronwire.usatoday.com%2F2018%2F02%2F15%2Fshaq-on-lebron-james-free-agency-id-go-to-golden-state%2F] Okay, wow. This isn’t so much airtight advice as it is Shaq playing the “If I were you card,” [...]

Here’s to incandescent hypotheticals! Kobe Bryant never got the chance to partake in the NBA’s new All-Star Game format, which includes captains who build their team from a pool of 22 players, almost entirely irrespective of conference affiliation. It was only introduced this season, his second in retirement. But could you imagine if he were [...]

Could you imagine a prime Kobe Bryant, Shaquille O’Neal and Tracy McGrady playing together on the same team? Of course you can’t. The notion is ludicrous. The world would have exploded with all of those egos in one place. And yet, before Kobe was Kobe, or T-Mac was T-Mac, the Los Angeles Lakers apparently tried [...]

The original Reebok Shaq Attaq sneaker was born in 1992 and was Shaquille O’Neal’s signature shoe when the backboard-shattering player dominated the court with his singular prowess and skill. To celebrate the 25th anniversary of the Shaq Attaq this year, Reebok is introducing a twist on the original, called the Shaq Attaq Modern. The Shaq [...]

Looks like a new sheriff might be coming to town. Hall of famer Shaquille has announced to Julie Wolfe of WXIA in Atlanta, that he will run for sheriff in 2020. “This is not about politics,” he said. “It’s something that I’ve always wanted to do. This is about bringing people closer together. You know, [...]

What’s better than having your jersey retired by an NBA team? Having it retired by two teams. And what’s better than that? Getting it retired by a third team, like Shaquille O’Neal is about to do. The Miami Heat announced on Monday that they would retire The Big Aristotle’s No. 32 jersey—which, for those keeping [...]

As if being the first overall pick in this year’s NBA draft wasn’t pressure enough for Ben Simmons, now he has to live up to Shaq’s career projections. The Big Aristotle was asked about Simmons’ potential while in Springfield, Massachusetts, for his Hall of Fame Induction. He offered up a comparison to LeBron James without [...]