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Shaq revealed that he called Angel Reese to praise her for avoiding the LSU-South Carolina melee

“The only thing you have to fight for is to fight for your team.”

In the aftermath of the LSU-South Carolina scuffle on Sunday, Shaquille O’Neal revealed that he thinks Angel Reese did the right thing by avoiding the action on the court.

There’s been a lot of chatter about the dust-up between South Carolina and LSU. As the story continues to unfold, Angel Reese took to social media on Sunday to clarify that she was not involved in the fourth-quarter scuffle with South Carolina because she was already injured on the previous play and that a person of her status has to think about being involved when things like that happen.

While promoting his “How to March Madness” campaign and “Tips from the Tool Shaq” content series with Home Depot, O’Neal — who’s also Reese’s mentor —Β recently told For The Win, that he spoke to Reese after the game, telling her she did the right thing by not being involved.

Here’s what Shaq shared with us about his conversation with Reese:

I see she’s taking a lot of flack. ‘Oh, she should have been there.’ This is not fighting. The only thing you have to fight for is to fight for your team. The game was played closely. Things like that β€” you don’t want them to happen. When they do happen, you just move on.

I called her and I said, ‘You did the right thing. Trust me, you did the right thing, because if would have went out there, they would have been looking for you. You and [Kamilla] Cardoso get into a shoving match. She’s already ejected. Can’t play in the next round. That would have happened to you. It would have been all your fault.’ So, she did the right thing. Kudos to her.

LeBron James’ double-digit scoring streak is now longer than Lakers great’s career

LeBron James’ streak of scoring at least 10 points in each game has gotten ridiculous.

When it comes to the legacy and resume of LeBron James, the greatest thing he has going for him is his longevity. It is arguable if he has the greatest or most productive peak in NBA history, but his prime is arguably longer than that of any other player in league history.

On the season, he’s averaging 25.3 points, 8.0 assists and 7.1 assists a game while shooting 53.0% overall and 40.7% from 3-point range. No, he doesn’t exactly play a whole lot of defense anymore, but other than that, the 39-year-old has been about as productive as he’s ever been.

After sitting out a game due to ankle soreness, James returned to action on Sunday and delivered 29 points, nine assists and eight rebounds as the Los Angeles Lakers defeated the Minnesota Timberwolves 120-109. That performance meant that his streak of consecutive games with double-digit points is now at 1,208.

That’s one game more than former Lakers great Shaquille O’Neal played throughout his entire NBA career.

That streak is the longest such streak in NBA history. James long ago passed Michael Jordan, who previously held the record after surpassing another legendary Laker, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, in that category.

Shaquille O’Neal thinks Dikembe Mutombo disrespected him in 2001 NBA Finals

One aspect of Dikembe Mutombo’s strategy against Shaquille O’Neal in the 2001 NBA Finals didn’t sit well with the great Lakers center.

In his eight seasons with the Los Angeles Lakers, Shaquille O’Neal established himself as one of the most dominant players in NBA history. He won the league MVP award and helped lead the Lakers to the first of three straight world championships during the 1999-2000 season, and his performance that season was arguably the most dominant of any player ever.

In the 2001 NBA Finals, he and his Lakers went up against the gutsy Philadelphia 76ers. While the 76ers were anemic offensively, they had the Defensive Player of the Year, center Dikembe Mutombo.

Perhaps some thought Mutombo could contain O’Neal and give Philly at least a puncher’s chance at winning it all. But O’Neal said on his podcast, “The Big Podcast,” the plan was for Mutombo to guard him one-on-one, and he saw that as disrespectful.

“I like him, but it’s like a new rapper coming in and saying, ‘T.I.’s not a great rapper.’ Don’t disrespect me,” said Shaq. “During the Finals, Uncle Jerome (Crawford, O’Neal’s bodyguard) comes in and goes, ‘Hey, man, Mutombo says he’s Defensive Player of the Year, he don’t need no double-team.’ Don’t disrespect me by saying you gonna play me one-on-one. I take that as a sign of disrespect. So I’m looking at the paper, ‘I’m Defensive Player of the Year, I can play Shaq one-on-one.’ It’s a sign of disrespect. It’s like any new (expletive) rapper coming in and saying, ‘That (expletive) T.I. did ain’t all that.’ So I get it and the first play of the game I look: The (expletive) double ain’t coming. I said, ‘Oh OK. I’m knocking his (expletive) teeth outta his head…'”

The Sixers won Game 1 of that series despite 44 points and 20 rebounds from O’Neal, as Allen Iverson erupted for 48 points. Although they were competitive for much of the rest of the series, they ultimately fell to Los Angeles in five games.

O’Neal simply eviscerated Mutombo by averaging 33.0 points, 15.8 rebounds, 4.8 assists and 3.4 blocked shots a game in the series. At times, his sheer physicality was too much for the 7-foot-2, 260-pound Mutombo to handle.

While the Sixers earned praise across America for their heart and never-say-die attitude, the Lakers earned the Larry O’Brien Trophy and established the foundation for another dynasty.

Cam Newton talks to Shaquille O’Neal about viral fight: ‘I could be in jail’

Panthers great Cam Newton was a guest on this week’s episode of “The Big Podcast with Shaq,” where he got into what happened in Atlanta.

What happens when Superman meets Superman? Well, you get a whole lot more than a silly meme of them pointing at each other.

What happens is what went down on Wednesday’s episode of “The Big Podcast with Shaq” from Playmaker HQ, where NBA icon Shaquille O’Neal interviewed Carolina Panthers legend Cam Newton. Basketball’s Superman began by asking football’s Superman why things can sometimes get a bit too heated at his youth events.

“It’s the access,” replied Newton, who was recently involved in a brawl at a 7-on-7 tournament in Atlanta. “Access. Just to give you context, rightβ€”so anybody who knows me know I’m a product of my environment. Born and raised in Atlanta, Georgia. What you saw was, those were grown men, those weren’t kids. So that narrative was familiar coaching, and it got chippy. For me, that’s not the first time that happens. And honestly, knowing my world, that probably won’t be the last.

“I think looking back at it, yeah. People see like, ‘Yeah, Cam standing on business. Yeah, Cam had bobby pins in his head.’ Those are all funny things, but when I look at it, it’s like, man, it coulda ugly . . . on both sides. ‘Cause I’m the type of person, when I feel triggered, I react. It’s not, ‘Come on Shaq, let’s go get ’em. Come on, let’s go.’ I’m not that person. You say something to me and I go, I don’t think, and that’s the issue. And that’s where my whole support was kind of caught off guard. We were talking, something was said and then it was like, ‘Hey, hey, where you going?’ I’m going to use the restroom.”

Newton is certainly no stranger to trash talk at these outings, especially from the kids. But this time, it was a pair of opposing coaches that he mixed it up with.

Newton continued.

β€œBut that’s just how I rock and roll. You know what I’m saying? But I just have to be better and I want to use this as an example for athletes, entertainers, people of influence,” he added.

“You may want to be at In-N-Out Burger, you want to go to Chick-fil-A, you want to just go to a hookah lounge, you just want to hang out. Somebody going to say something triggering to you and it just takes one time, and ugly because I could be in jail, somebody filing a lawsuit.”

Fortunately for everyone involved, nothing of the sort came as a result of the incident.

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WATCH: Nick Foles, Jalen Hurts among those congratulating Jason Kelce on retirement

Jalen Hurts, Nick Foles, Charles Barkley, Shaq, Jim Thome, and Joel Embiid were among those who congratulated Jason Kelce on retirement

JasonΒ Kelce ended his 13-year NFL career on Monday, announcing his retirement in anΒ emotional press conferenceΒ that featured friends, family, and teammates.

The New Heights Podcast’s social media team released an emotional tribute video with Jalen Hurts and Nick Foles, among almost 20 video messages to Kelce to celebrate the moment and his accomplishments.

A sixth-round draft pick out of the University of Cincinnati in 2011, Kelce started and played in 193 games over his 13 seasons.

Jason Kelce is the fifth center in NFL history with at least six All-Pro selections. The other four β€” Jim Otto, Bulldog Turner, Dermotti Dawson, and Jim Ringo β€” are all in the Pro Football Hall of Fame.

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Check out Shaquille O’Neal’s best plays with the Boston Celtics

Check out some of Shaq’s best plays with the Boston Celtics.

Although he was only a member of the Boston Celtics for a single season, Hall of Fame center Shaquille O’Neal left a lasting impression when he joined the team in the summer of 2010. One of the NBA’s most charismatic and celebrated personalities, it was a surprising signing for a roster already bursting with character and talent.

O’Neal claimed he elected to come to Boston in part to chase Tim Duncan, who at the time also had four titles and a plausible case for best big man of the modern era. Unfortunately, injuries derailed O’Neal’s ability to help the Celtics compete for another banner in the 2011 playoffs, and he played only 12 minutes in the postseason. Boston fell to the Miami Heat in the second round of the playoffs that year.

Still, there were some memorable moments from O’Neal’s time in Boston. You can check out Shaq’s best plays as a member of the Celtics thanks to Dunkman827 on YouTube.

Shaq broke a Kelce Brothers bobblehead and we need a moment to grieve Jason’s poor leg

Sending thoughts and condolences to Jason Kelce’s bobblehead.

Since his retirement, Jason Kelce has received a lot of love from the sports world, including from Shaquille O’Neal and the folks at the NBA on TNT. However, Shaq might have some making up to do because he hysterically (and likely accidentally) broke a Cavs-themed Jason and Travis Kelce bobblehead meant to honor the brothers.

Jason Kelce has been living his best life since retirement, and it’s only been two days. On Monday, just moments after announcing he would be leaving the NFL, Jason was met by fans wanting to do a celebratory keg with him. Then, in a new episode of his podcast with Travis, Jason can be seen jumping through a flaming table β€” yes, a flaming table.

But perhaps the best part of the past two days has been a Cleveland Cavaliers bobblehead night honoring Jason and Travis. Everything was going great until the TNT crew got involved and decided to share with viewers and the broadcasting staff what Cavs fans would be receiving to celebrate the Kelce brothers. Despite warning him ahead of time to be careful, Shaq accidentally broke the bobblehead while inspecting it, taking poor Jason Kelce (and his leg) clean off the platform.

Feature image courtesy of TNT.

On this day: Marcus Smart, Michael Finley, Shaquille O’Neal born; Jayson Tatum hangs 54 points on the Nets

A trio of Celtics came into this world on this date, and Jayson Tatum went off for 54 points.

On this day in Boston Celtics history, veteran Celtics guard Marcus Osmond Smart was born in Flower Mound, Texas in 1994. The future Celtic defensive specialist would play his college ball with the Oklahoma State University Cowboys. There, he won Big 12 Player of the Year and NCAA Second Team All-American honors in 2013 and was named a National Association of Basketball Coaches Third Team All-American the following year.

He was taken sixth overall in the 2014 NBA draft and has played solely with the Celtics ever since. Smart garnered All-Rookie Second Team honors in 2015, and All-Defensive First Team honors in 2019, 2020, and 2022, earning Defensive Player of the Year honors in 2022 as well before being dealt to the Memphis Grizzlies in 2023.

Happy birthday, Marcus!

Shaq tried so hard to bait Charles Barkley into tagging Instagram posts with OnlyFans

Charles Barkley is now on Instagram, and Shaq is already trying to prank him with it.

BREAKING NEWS: Charles Barkley is on Instagram, after many years of saying it’s not happening.

Sure, it’s for — as he said on Thursday night on TNT — “business purposes,” and as you’ll see from his initial posts, that is blatantly clear.

But you’ve got to watch him talking about it with the crew, including Shaquille O’Neal, who tried SO HARD to prank Barkley by telling him to hashtag his posts with OnlyFans, which would be … a very bad idea.

Kenny Smith made sure to make that not happen, but it was hilarious.

Check out that and a conversation about sliding into DMs:

 

NBA on TNT crew mercilessly roasted Shaq’s Orlando Magic jersey retirement in NSFW footage

“We’ll show the whole ceremony when the Celtics retire your jersey.”

The NBA on TNT broadcasters are some of the best in the business. Shaq, Kenny, Ernie, and Charles make analyzing basketball fun because regularly roast each other during broadcasts. But behind-the-scenes footage from NBA All-Star weekend suggests that their jokes aren’t just for TV. In what can only be described as a likely version of their group chat, the crew gives Shaq zinger after zinger over complaints he seemingly had about his Orlando Magic jersey retirement ceremony not being shown on TNT.

NBA All-Star Weekend was filled with a lot of wild moments, including LeBron James claiming he knew nothing about the Warriors’ alleged attempt to trade for him, Kenny Smith’s WNBA 3-point line comments about Sabrina Ionescu and whatever awful display of defense was played during the All-Star game. But, nothing could have prepared us for this.

In new behind-the-scenes footage, Shaquille O’Neal appears slightly bothered that his Orlando Magic jersey retirement ceremony was shown on NBA TV and not TNT. You get the sense that he was genuinely pumped about his jersey retirement and wanted his friends to acknowledge it. However, they’re like, “Nah, no big deal. We got games to show.”

That’s when Charles Barkley starts clowning Shaq, saying the ceremony should have been on truTV. And, it all goes downhill from there.

(Warning: NSFW language.)

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