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“I was laughing at first like, ‘Oh, …

“I was laughing at first like, ‘Oh, this is funny,’ but in Kobe’s mind, in his eyes, it was like, ‘No, I see and smell weakness, I’m going to destroy you today.’ He taught me that lesson. He probably scored 70-something in practice that day, and I was begging for help, none of the teammates would help. But, yeah, his killer instinct and his work ethic, they’ll stick with me forever.”

Stephen Curry lets his play do the …

Stephen Curry lets his play do the talking during the NBA season. Give him a mic as host of The ESPYS and some famous folks might finally be hearing trash talk from one of the league’s best-liked players. Just how worried should the audience be Wednesday night for his opening monologue at the show honoring the past year’s top athletes and moments in sports? “Maybe not as nervous as if Draymond was hosting, but still nervous,” Curry said, referring to his always chattering Golden State Warriors teammate Draymond Green. “Now I have the mic.”

Glen Davis wrestled Shaquille O’Neal during first meeting

The retired former Boston Celtics big man Davis was interviewed this week by VladTV. In the interview, Davis shared a wild story about a time back when he was still at LSU that he wrestled Shaquille O’Neal. The legendary O’Neal, himself a former LSU …

The retired former Boston Celtics big man Davis was interviewed this week by VladTV. In the interview, Davis shared a wild story about a time back when he was still at LSU that he wrestled Shaquille O’Neal. The legendary O’Neal, himself a former LSU star, had met Davis at a scholarship dinner. “I was infatuated with Shaq at the time,” said Davis. “I feel like I was a Shaq minion. I ended up knowing him because I’m an athlete at LSU … I got a chance to meet the director over there with the scholarships … one of his advisors and went to dinner at [the advisor’s] house eating spaghetti. And Shaq comes out of nowhere and was like, ‘Let’s go outside.’

Source: Darryn Albert @ Larry Brown Sports

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Matt Williams @StatsWilliams
Deandre Ayton has shot at least 60% from the field while attempting 10+ shots per game in each of the last 2 seasons.
Prior to Ayton, the last player to do that in consecutive seasons was Shaquille O’Neal in 2004-05 and 2005-06. – 3:23 PM
Law Murray @LawMurrayTheNU
RE: Ayton: #1 picks who bounced after Year 4 or sooner, last 30 years
– Shaquille O’Neal (1992)
– Chris Webber (1993)
– Joe Smith (1995)
– Elton Brand (1999)
– Kenyon Martin (2000)
– Kwame Brown (2001)
– Anthony Bennett (2013)
– Andrew Wiggins (2014)
– Markelle Fultz (2017) – 3:19 PM

More on this storyline

“[Shaq was] like, ‘Aight, let’s get down [and wrestle],” Davis continued. “So you know how you wrestle, you get into position. So I’m in the position, and I’m grabbing, holding him. Next thing you know, I slam[med] him down like a wrestler. He was like, ‘Got damn. You’re a big a– kid!’” So that’s how me and his relationship really started.” -via Larry Brown Sports / July 17, 2022
Jake Paul, the YouTube-star-turned-prizefighter, is targeting Glen “Big Baby” Davis for a fight on his next boxing card in August, sources confirmed Thursday to ESPN. Davis, 36, played in the NBA for nine seasons, most recently in 2014-15 with the LA Clippers. He weighs over 300 pounds, and Paul’s team with Most Valuable Promotions (MVP) is currently in search of an opponent for him, sources said. -via ESPN / May 27, 2022
Shams Charania: Hoops-boxing crossover: 8-year NBA vet Glen “Big Baby” Davis is targeted to be part of Jake Paul’s PPV event on Aug. 13, per sources. Paul’s Most Valuable Promotions was working on Davis-Larry Sanders, but is now evaluating new opponent due to Big 3 commitment for Sanders. -via Twitter @ShamsCharania / May 26, 2022
Shaquille O’Neal is a man of many talents. He is a Hall of Fame basketball player who is considered one of the best centers of all-time. Additionally, Shaq is a basketball analyst, rapper, and actor. And now O’Neal is opening chicken restaurants in Texas, per the Dallas Morning News. According to the article, Shaq is expected to open around 56 Big Chicken restaurants in North Texas. CEO Josh Halpern commented on the plan for the Big Chicken restaurants moving forward. -via Clutch Points / July 13, 2022