Shaquille O’Neal

How many titles could Kobe Bryant and Shaquille O’Neal have won if their partnership never dissolved? Who knows. They ended up with three. Shaq won another with the Miami Heat, and Kobe went on to win two more with the Los Angeles Lakers. Had they stayed together, though, you get the sense they could have [...]

Half-way through the 25th anniversary year of The Pump, Reebok adds the Shaqnosis to the list of silhouettes getting the custom fit technology. With the release of the ‘Pump It Up’ Pump Shaqnosis (the official name of the sneaker should be in the opposite order for ease of reference but it isn’t), this makes the [...]

This week Los Angles Times’ Jim Peltz relayed Los Angeles Lakers superstar Kobe Bryant’s message that “There was never a question for me whether or not I was going to play next year.” Here are 24 reasons he might want to think twice. 24 was how old Kobe Bryant was when he played a career-high [...]

Shaquille O’Neal has some words of wisdom for the stumbling, bumbling, fumbling, potentially feuding New York Knicks. Trust Phil Jackson and the famed triangle offense. I’m paraphrasing, of course. That’s not Shaq’s message verbatim, but it’s close. The Big Aristotle went on  SiriusXM’s Mad Dog Sports Radio channel on Tuesday and talked with Stephen A. Smith [...]

As the 2014-2015 NBA season gets underway, everyone already wants to know how it will end. Will the San Antonio Spurs repeat? Will Cleveland finally win one? When will big market franchises in the basement (Boston Celtics, Los Angeles Lakers, New York Knicks, and the Philadelphia 76ers) return to contention? Back on top, the Spurs [...]

Hey! You know how everyone who’s anyone believes that the Los Angeles Lakers will trade Kobe Bryant? Well, they’re all wrong. Craaaaazy, right? Not really. Obviously. In an age where anyone can post something on the Internet and a premium is placed on rumors that aren’t actually rumors but are instead forced musings intended to [...]

Shaquille O’Neal has more iPhones than you, and maybe even some Apple retail carriers. During an interview with USA Today‘s Jefferson Graham that is bound to change your life, Shaq revealed that he purchases 50 iPhones whenever a new one comes out…or something like that. That only seems excessive because you’re ignorant. Shaq has plenty [...]

With all the talk about where Carmelo Anthony and LeBron James will end up this summer, money and salary are on the minds of NBA GM’s as usual, but it got us thinking about the richest players in the NBA today. 10-T. Shawn Marion 35-year old 4-time All-Star Shawn Marion has made about $10 million [...]

One of the biggest surprises of the season has been the top-seeded Portland Trailblazers. We even shone some light on them in our weekly THD Video series. 7-year veteran LaMarcus Aldridge has expanded his game, and, as a result, he’s enjoying his best professional season. His running mate and partner in crime is 2nd year [...]

Dwight Howard is the king of free throws. Blind free throws, that is. Superman challenged Houston Rockets teammate James Harden to a blind free-throw shooting contest according to a report from the Houston Chronicle and brought to us by ESPN.com. Howard apparently defeated Harden, hitting on 8-of-10 from the line with his eyes closed. “I [...]