Shaquille O'Neal: Last News

Shaquille O'Neal's son, Shareef O'Neal, is opening up about undergoing open-heart surgery in 2018 when he was just 18 years old. The former UCLA/LSU player and now NBA G League player recalls thinking his basketball career was done and over with.Speaking to his NBA G League teammate, Eric Mika, on Mika's podcast, Shareef admitted to dreaming that his legacy would one day be defined by how he bounced back from heart surgery and realized his potential in spite of a scary ordeal that pumped the brakes on his collegiate sports journey at the University of California, Los Angeles.«I want that to be a part of my path. Like, 'He went through this when he was young to kind of alter his path but he made it back to a straight pathway again,'» the 23-year-old athlete explained.

spilled his guts to Jason Kelce, telling the Philadelphia Eagles center: “I made a lot of dumbass mistakes to where I lost my family and didn’t have anyone. I was an idiot … I lost my whole family. I’m in a 100,000-square-foot house by myself.”Now, O’Neal has clarified that he wanted to share a hard-earned lesson from his 2002-2010 marriage.According to a friend, O’Neal confided after the interview: “The point I was trying to make is that I want other people to learn from the mistakes that I made.

Adam Sandler knows who he wants to appear in a potential . ET's Nischelle Turner spoke with the 56-year-old actor at the premiere for the second installment of the Netflix franchise, and he revealed that there's one person who could make him sign on for a third film.«If Shaq's in it, I'm in it,» Sandler told ET of Shaquille O'Neal. «I love Shaq and anytime he's near me, I'm happier.»The films take place in stunning destinations and Sandler promised that the next one would be no different if O'Neal signed on.

Shaquille O'Neal is on the mend! The starsparked some concern among fans on Sunday when he posted a photo to Twitter showing him laying down in a hospital bed with an IV attached to his arm. ET has learned that O'Neal had hip replacement surgery and is now at home resting.The basketball pro captioned the post with a message to his co-hosts, Candace Parker and Ernie Johnson, telling them he's «always watching» them, even in the hospital. «Miss y'all,» O'Neal added to the post.Parker responded, «Love ya big Fella ♥.»i’m always watching @TurnerSportsEJ and @Candace_Parker miss y’all pic.twitter.com/4tY4X6v1PjO'Neal, who celebrated his 51st birthday earlier this month, recently opened up to ET about making his health a priority.

One Twitter picture later and we have a lot of questions. Basketball fans on Twitter are concerned after one of the GOATs posted a picture of himself on a hospital bed. So, why is Shaq in the hospital?

Maren Morris and Shaquille O'Neal make quite the pair! The pint-sized country star and the larger-than-life NBA legend posed together for a hysterical photo op in Las Vegas over the weekend, smiling backstage at the MGM Grand Garden Arena for the Shaquille O'Neal Foundation's "The Event" fundraiser. Shaq positively towers over Maren — even with latter seemingly wearing heels — looking down at the top of her head with a big smile while she gazes up toward the ceiling.

Adam Levine is heading to Las Vegas amid allegations of inappropriate behavior on social media. The Maroon 5 frontman and his band are slated to perform for The Shaquille O'Neal Foundation's "The Event" fundraiser on Oct. 1 at the MGM Grand Garden Arena, along with H.E.R., Maren Morris, John Mulaney and Pitbull. In addition to the star-studded concert portion of The Event, the second annual fundraising gala features a gourmet dinner and a live auction with tables of 10 available from $10,000 to $75,000. Last year's inaugural party raised more than $2.8 million to benefit underserved children. Levine has found himself embroiled in controversy this week after an Instagram model released a series of TikToks, where she alleged that she and the “Pay Phone” singer had an affair.

Shaquille O'Neal is opening up about Vanessa Bryant and her lawsuit against Los Angeles County.The former L.A. Laker and NBA legend recently spoke with ET's Kevin Frazier, while announcing the exciting details of the Shaquille O'Neal Foundation's second annual fundraiser gala.While dishing on the star-studded benefit event, Shaq also reflected on his late teammate Kobe Bryant's wife, and shared his praise for her lawsuit regarding graphic photos of the helicopter crash site that killed Kobe and the couple's 13-year-old daughter, Gianna Bryant, which were taken and allegedly shared by the L.A. County Sheriff's Department.«I feel for her,» Shaq said. «We’ve never talked a lot [but] we’ve always had respect for each other. Every time I see her, it’s a hug, it’s a laugh.»«But I couldn’t imagine what she's going through,» he added.

selling his mega-mansion in Orlando, Fla., the NBA legend purchased a much smaller, five-bedroom, six-bathroom estate in the Dallas suburbs. Located in Carrollton, the final listing price of the home was $1.224 million. But it appears the actual price O’Neal paid for it must have been way above asking.

Jonah Hill and Shaquille O’Neal may be our new favorite pair. On Sunday, the actor took to his Instagram account to celebrate the NBA legend’s 50th birthday.“Happy birthday to the GOAT @shaq let’s remake Twins,” Hill wrote next to a picture of the duo standing side by side. Clearly, the height difference is reminiscent of the 1988 buddy comedy starring Arnold Schwarzenegger and Danny DeVito, who played fraternal twins separated at birth.

Shaquille O’Neal showed his 21-year-old son Shareef that he’s still got game when it comes to the ladies — in particular, Rihanna. It all started when Shareef shared a photo rocking a purple Savage X Fenty robe as part of his collaboration with RiRi’s insanely popular lingerie line on Dec. 25. “Waiting for Rihanna like…” he captioned the photos, which showed him holding his phone and looking down a the screen.

Jasmin Lawrence (daughter of comedian Martin Lawrence and stepdaughter to NFL Hall of Famer Emmitt Smith), model and DJ Myles O'Neal (son of NBA legend Shaquille O’Neal), entrepreneur Redmond Parker (son of GRAMMY Award-winning musician and actor Ray Parker Jr.), musician Ebie (daughter of hip-hop legend and pioneer rapper Eazy-E) and prop master Harry James Thornton (son of actor Billy Bob Thornton).E! fans will recall a similar show that aired in 2005,. The show featured privileged children of celebrities working on a Colorado cattle ranch, which included Kourtney Kardashian and Hana's older sister, Haley Giraldo, who once toured with her mother as part of an all-female band called GLO.

Shaquille O'Neal and Kelly Clarkson collaboration in the future? She might just agree to featuring him on a song after seeing him belt out «Since U Been Gone.» The basketball legend couldn't help but sing a lyric from the 2004 track while teasing Clarkson's appearance at The Event, his upcoming fundraiser benefiting the Shaquille O'Neal Foundation. As O'Neal told ET's Nischelle Turner on Tuesday, fans can expect an evening of star-studded entertainment, with performances from Justin Bieber, Imagine Dragons, Andra Day, Snoop Dogg and Clarkson. «I may even get on stage with Snoop Dogg, I don't know yet,» he teased, before showing off his chops with Clarkson's «Since U Been Gone.» «I just met Kelly Clarkson,» O'Neal dished.

Arnold Schwarzenegger, 74, didn’t hesitate to joke about how much shorter he looks in a new photo with Shaquille O’Neal, 49, and his sons, Patrick Schwarzenegger, 28, and Joseph Baena, 23, joined in on the fun. The actor posed with the iconic basketball player when they greeted each other in Columbus and since the height difference was clearly obvious in the snapshot, which was posted on Sept. 25, he made sure to hilariously reference it in the caption.

Shaquille O'Neal shared that Halle Berry is so beautiful that she once threw him off his game while he was a Los Angeles Laker. Shaq recalled the moment during his appearance on, airing Wednesday. Shaq talked about playing for the Lakers, particularly, what it was like playing in front of the team's many celebrity fans.«I wanted to give the superstars the same enjoyment that they gave me,» he said.

collaborated with her daughter's boyfriend! Ben Affleck both directed and stars in a spot for WynnBET, an online sports betting and iGaming app launched by Wynn Resorts, and Guadalupe Rodríguez makes a cameo!The ad begins with Affleck and his co-star, Melvin Gregg, heading to Wynn Las Vegas and discussing their sports bets.While on the casino floor, Affleck runs into a number of people who are trying to sway how he goes about making his bets, including Rodríguez, who is excitedly playing the slots.«C'mon, Lupe! You can do this, girl,» Rodríguez, who has been described by Lopez as a «big gambler,» tells herself as Affleck walks past her. «Just like the slots in St.

Shaquille O’Neal, commonly known as just Shaq, 49, might be known as one of the best basketball players of all time, but another title might occasionally elude him among fans given his vast empire: doting dad. The former basketball player is a proud dad to six children, more specifically, three daughters and three sons: Me’arah, 15, Shaqir, 18, Amirah, 19, Shareef, 21, Myles, 24, and Taahirah, 25, whom he shares with two former partners.

Shaquille O'Neal is just trying to make people smile. The former NBA star was caught on camera helping pay for a young man's engagement ring while shopping at Zales.«So I was in Zales looking for some hoop earrings,» O'Neal, who has his own line at the jewelry store, told the panel on .

currently going viral on Twitter. The brief clip, posted by O’Neal’s colleague Dwyane Wade, depicts the 48-year-old hall-of-famer slumbering in his office while fellow analysts Wade and Candace Parker look on in amusement.

Shaquille O'Neal is admitting that he got emotional after hearing the news of Tiger Woods' serious car crash.In an exclusive interview with the basketball legend, O'Neal told ET's Nischelle Turner that he had to do his research to confirm that the news about Woods' crash was true before he fully believed it.«When I came around the living room, I saw the car first, beat up, nobody was in it. And then I saw Tiger involved in it, I didn’t want to finish reading,» O'Neal recalled. «OK, take a breath and be prepared for whatever.

A lot of NBA players don’t exactly have a great track record when it comes to being faithful to their significant others. With big incomes, lots of time on the road, and plenty of women wanting to hook up, the temptation is great. Retired NBA superstar Shaquille O’Neal‘s ex-wife Shaunie knows first hand what it’s like to be cheated on. Even though Shaq has said he would not want their daughters Amirah, 19, and 14-year-old Me’arah to one day date an NBA player, Shaunie is more open to letting her girls follow their hearts.