Shaquille O’Neal Renders Bitter Acceptance Note After Falling Short of Michael Jordan & Samuel L. Jackson

When you’ve been at the top of the game, it’s hard to accept the small wins. Shaquille O’Neal is proving it. The NBA legend has rarely been seen with a mop of hair, unless he’s popping up somewhere in an Adam Sandler movie. It’s this talent that won him a spot in a Google Search-based list after certain famous men who share his style statement.

However, Big Aristotle is not happy with his spot. O’Neal believes that neither Michael Jordan nor Samuel. L Jackson can hold a torch to his own shiny scalp.

Shaquille O’Neal shares his bald fury on Instagram

Marketing agency Reboot released a list of top 10 Sexiest Bald Men of 2023, causing quite a stir. It’s not just No. 1 bare-headed heartthrob, Prince William, who has everyone talking. No. 9 caused quite the frenzy at TNT. Shaquille O’Neal endured the pain and suffering from the panel with a smile only to let it out on Instagram.

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It was not his inclusion in this list that riled him. The Los Angeles Lakers legend has owned the hairless statement throughout his public life. It’s his low rank, a narrow margin by which he’s in the top 10 at all, that grinds his gears.

“number 9 sexiest bald head man in the world in south africa, i’ll take it lol, u kno what he’ll naaaa i shoulda been number four. lol,” he wrote on Instagram. The reference to South Africa came from the TNT guys roasting him. TNT sourced the list from GQ South Africa. So his co-hosts concluded Shaq’s hairless sexiness is only valid in South Africa.

He was initially happy with just being included. But then he wanted to be No. 4 instead of Nick Fury aka Samuel L. Jackson. He’s also ranking after Jeff Bezos, his business idol.

No. 6 was the biggest shocker as Samuel L. Jackson’s yachting buddy, Michael Jordan, made bald stylish in the ’90s. Shaq believes he should’ve ranked above these guys and Dwayne Johnson and Shemar Moore (another low-ranked shocker). We can hardly disagree.

Shaq campaigns for top spot

Reboot compiled the list with a study on Google searches. So Shaq’s laying the groundwork to move up the list by ‘seducing’ the camera every chance he got.

All for naught. The Inside Guys were in disbelief he was considered at all. Ernie asked how much Shaq paid to get on the list and Barkley said Shaq’s nowhere near sexy in Atlanta. His co-hosts had sporadic moments of laughter just thinking about Shaq in a list of any kind of sexy.

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Only best friends will keep you humble that way. Shaq just went with the flow and declared himself “Sexy Number 9.” Do you think he should move up the ranks?