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.

Gina Rodriguez finds Justin Baldoni to be someone great.The 40-year-old recently shed light on her friendship with her former “Jane the Virgin” co-star as speculation continues to circulate about tension between the “It Ends with Us” cast.Rodriguez revealed she would like to see Baldoni — who officiated her wedding to husband Joe LoCicero in 2019 — make a cameo on her new game show, “Lucky 13.”“I would love Justin to come,” she told US Weekly in an interview published Friday. “Justin would definitely come.

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.

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?

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.

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.

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, 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 .

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.

No, Shaquille O’Neal was not trying to shoot his shot with Megan Thee Stallion when he popped into her Instagram Live and let a comment earlier this month. “This is what happened, America,” Shaq told TMZ in a new video. “I was in there, someone said, ‘What are you doing in here?’ and I typed what I typed. I wasn’t trying to hit on her.”

Shaquille O'Neal is gearing up to be part of the upcoming virtual Sports Illustrated Awards. The former Los Angeles Laker will be spinning tunes as DJ Diesel.«When I'm DJ Diesel with these kids, I give them what they want. I give them that head-banging music,» he told ET's Nischelle Turner of what to expect.

Shaquille O'Neal is setting the record straight on his thirsty comment to Megan Thee Stallion.The NBA legend watched the «Savage» rapper's Instagram Live last week, in which she showed off her twerking skills. Fans noticed that Shaq wrote «Watching that booty,» and went into a frenzy.

If Shaquille O’Neal was “shooting his shot” with Megan Thee Stallion during her Dec. 9 Instagram Live, here’s hoping it wasn’t a free throw. All basketball jokes aside, Shaq, 48, certainly raised some eyebrows when he commented during Meg’s sesh, telling the 25-year-old “Body” rapper that he was “Watching The Booty.” The moment was captured by Shaq’s 20-year-old son Shareef O’Neal, who said he “feel(s) you pops.” It turns out it was all in fun. “He is definitely a fan of Megan, but he isn’t chasing her. It was just a funny and honest comment because he does appreciate her talents,” a source tells HollywoodLife EXCLUSIVELY.

Shaquille O’Neal, 48, confidently showed off his interest in Megan Thee Stallion, 25, with a new eye-catching comment he left her during her recent Instagram Live. “Watching that booty,” the legendary former basketball player wrote as the rapper showed off her gorgeous self in the session. Although the comment could have been overlooked, many viewers noticed it right away, including Shaq’s own son, Shareef!

Charles Oakley is saying goodbye to after only two weeks in the competition.The legendary NBA star and his pro partner, Emma Slater, were the first to be eliminated from season 29 of the show on Tuesday, after landing in the bottom with Carole Baskin and Pasha Pashkov.