Tormented by Shaquille O?Neal?s Nakedness, 7x All-Star Unearths 7?1 Giant?s Nasty Tale for the First Time: ?We?re in the Showers??

Beneath his dominating presence, Shaquille O’Neal will always be remembered as the NBA’s most humorous personality. When it came to boosting the morale in the locker room, you could count on the Big Aristotle. Whether he was with the Miami Heat or during his later days with the Phoenix Suns, his comical nature often left others in fits of laughter. Recently, one of his former teammates shared a story about how Shaq’s compliment once left a fellow teammate utterly speechless.

That’s how his ex-teammates recall him, as an expert in pulling outrageous pranks and delivering edgy jokes. While some may argue that there were more skilled players than the 51-year-old, it’s hard to find someone with a more exceptional personality.

Why did Shaquille O’Neal’s compliment upset his ex-teammate?

7x All-Star Grant Hill recently joined the All The Smoke podcast for a conversation with Matt Barnes and Stephen Jackson. When talking about the Los Angeles Lakers legend, it’s impossible not to mention his comical pranks. With a straight face, he often left people either in stitches or playfully offended.

Speaking of the same, Hill recounted a time when O’Neal’s comment left their former teammate utterly bewildered. According to Hill, the 4x champion had humorously praised Jason Richardson for having a nice a**.

Hill said, “I remember one time, man, Shaq. So bad I can’t repeat this, man. We in the showers after practice, and he goes to J-Rich:’ J-Rich, you got a fat a**, man.’ I’m like, how do you come back? What does J-Rich do, man? Shaq was just funny, nasty, crazy.”

Though his joke made Richardson (J Rich) uneasy, O’Neal undeniably had his teammates and fans in stitches. Well, this is nothing in comparison to him storming out naked from the locker room.

What caused Shaquille O’Neal’s teammates to fear him?

While his rivals feared losing to the legend, his teammates feared encountering him running butt-naked around the locker room. This peculiar practice persisted throughout his playing career.

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Miami Heat icon and O’Neal’s former teammate Udonis Haslem once disclosed how the Big Man had a habit of sprinting around the locker room “naked, bear hugging and body slamming people“. He would often go around naked, wrestling with his teammates.?

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