It seems like every other day Shaquille O’Neal is in the headlines for something he said or did. It’s part of what makes him one of the most entertaining personalities in the basketball world. The former star big-man turned NBA on TNT panel member is never afraid to make metaphorical waves the size of the actual waves that would come from a Shaq high-dive cannon ball.
Well, today is no different. Speaking with Bleacher Report Gridiron, Shaq revealed that there’s a list of four ballers he used to take it easy on defensively as the result of liking their game too much to go hard.
In the explanation, Shaq claims that fellow Zoom call participant Dwyane Wade likely already knows the list. Sure enough, D-Wade is laughing along knowingly as Shaq makes his big confession.
“I have a confession, and D-Wade probably already knows this. There were four guys that I loved, and I’d let them do whatever. White Chocolate, Vince Carter, AI, and Tracy McGrady.”
Shaq then singled out AI, claiming that his crossover was so alluring that he neglected to block the Sixers’ legend.
“Every time we played AI, I liked seeing him crossing over. I could’ve blocked his shot multiple times, I just didn’t want to.”
Considering Shaq has been criticized in the past for not competing seriously enough, this little self-admission certainly won’t help to combat that. At the same time, I mean, we get it. That crossover was deadly.
(H/T Bleacher Report)
