“I had the thigh pads, I had the butt pad, I wore football equipment” - Shaquille O'Neal says he had to wear extra protection during his career because ‘they were playing football’ against him
"He's no f**kin chance getting drafted", "Bro gonna be selected just because it’s Shaq son", "All due respect he averaged 3 PPG at LSU this year" - Fans utterly deflated over news of Shaquille O'Neal's son Shareef becoming eligible for 2022 NBA Draft
“One’s driving the Rolls, one’s driving the Bentley, one’s driving the Ferrari, it’s like it’s just a movie” - Kenny ‘The Jet’ Smith on Shaquille O'Neal arriving with an entourage on set, says Shaq created a hookah lounge in the studio
“You get rid of LeBron, who’s gonna fill that building?” - Shaquille O’Neal questions if 8-time All-Star has enough star power to fill the arena, believes Lakers should keep LeBron James "till the wheels fall off"
“You know what New Orleans… Now I’m going to the Lakers” - Shaquille O’Neal says Zion Williamson should take $90 million for 3 years and play well, says Zion doesn’t have a weight problem
“Rule number one, you never count another man’s money.… I’ve been knowing since he’s 17, 18” - Shaquille O’Neal on LeBron James becoming a billionaire, says he’s happy for LeBron and his family
“If I knew it was okay to join people, f**k I would have joined the Bulls, I would have played with Mike” - Shaquille O’Neal says Kevin Durant can’t understand people being upset at his Warriors move, says he was a ‘bus driver’ in OKC
“‘Shaq I made you a promise, you won 3 championships, I got 3 movies for you’” - Shaquille O'Neal says he has a very particular relationship with Adam Sandler, says Sandler is a big LA Lakers fan
“Has there ever been a more physically dominant player? I don’t think so” - NBA analyst says despite his funny TV personality Shaquille O’Neal was "no joke" as a player
"My last AAU tournament, he coached into a championship” - Shareef O’Neal believes his father Shaquille O'Neal can be a good coach in the NBA, says he’s coached a few of his teams
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“I remember just sitting there texting my friend like, ‘You guys won’t believe this, I’m driving home with Shaq’” - Former Miami Heat fringe player says Shaquille O'Neal treated him like Dwyane Wade despite his fringe status
“When the Lakers with Shaq and Kobe won 3 in a row that was considered to be a dynasty team” - Amar'e Stoudemire believes LeBron James himself is a dynasty in this era, says the Warriors are the top team right now
"That's the good thing about golf, I don't have to be around that idiot" - Charles Barkley trolls Shaquille O'Neal during live broadcast of Capitol One's The Match
"Shaq is so freakin’ dominant.... You would have to go in the lab and make a player to guard him" - Robert Horry chooses Shaquille O'Neal and Hakeem Olajuwon as centerpieces of his all-time team
“Shut your a** up before I shut you out, it’s bully time now” - Shaquille O'Neal on the players being sensitive these days, talks about his dad’s tough love
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"He knows the system, he knows the people and I think he can do the same thing that Ty Lue did" - Shaquille O'Neal lobbying for LA Clippers assistant to become LA Lakers' head coach
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