Shaquille O'Neal

“Did the Lakers protect me when it’s time to get rid of me? No, man, it’s part of the game” - Shaquille O’Neal on the Philadelphia 76ers’ protection of Ben Simmons after the playoffs, in debate with Tracy McGrady

“I don’t know about the longevity” - Tracy McGrady believes Steph Curry could have played during his era, but at the risk of more injuries

“It hurts me to this day, I had to put him on his a**” - Shaquille O'Neal on Vince Carter trying to dunk on him during the former’s Miami Heat days

Watch: “I can’t let you see my secret potion” - Throwback to Shaq hilariously mixing a soft drink with his energy drink and hiding it from the cameras, behind the scenes at the 2005 NBA All-Star Game

"Hakeem had 7 moves on each block, so he was hard to stop" - Shaquille O'Neal names Hakeem Olajuwon as the NBA player who gave him the most trouble

"Mike was on his way out...that's when I paid attention to D-Wade" - Shaquille O'Neal on his first impression of Dwyane Wade

“I don’t want to be sitting inside over by fat a** Shaq waiting to drop dead” - Charles Barkley drops a hilarious nugget on his retirement plans

Watch: Shaquille O’Neal and Kobe Bryant reunite at the 2009 All-Star game and are named co-MVPs, on this day 13 years ago

“This is one of the hardest franchises I had to play for” - Shaquille O'Neal opens up on his stint as an LA Lakers player 

Tony Khan gives honest take on Shaquille O’Neal in AEW

Tony Khan praises Shaquille O’Neal’s attitude backstage: “We’ve probably never had a better guest in AEW than Shaq”

"The dance world embraced me way quicker than the basketball world did" - Shaquille O'Neal on difference between being DJ and basketball player

Shaquille O’Neal says Kevin Durant’s Twitter beef with Stephen A. Smith is good for the game: “It’s gossip, it’s marketing”

“Nothing says dominant quite like the league changing rules just to give the opposition a chance” - Jason Jones on Shaquille O’Neal dominance during his playing days