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Shaquille O’Neal is quite literally the jack of all trades. Be it his multiple business ventures that have amassed him a fortune or his real estate prowess, the 4x NBA champion seems to have life figured out. While he has replicated similar success on live tv, there were times when he was the butt of jokes for his infamous takes and baritone speech. A platinum-selling rapper, Shaq’s sonorous voice is as unique as his stature. The Los Angeles Lakers legend is a colossal figure with a voice to match. Often mocked for it, Shaq’s poor enunciations have become quite the recurring joke.

A reason behind his massive Michael Jordan blunder, the 4x NBA champion recently shared a life-changing tip that could save millions like him from being mocked.

Shaquille O’Neal shares a life-changing tip on Instagram

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Shaquille O’Neal has always used his Instagram account to share information and humor with his audiences. This instance was no different as the NBA Hall of Famer shared a clip on his story educating his viewers on “How to speak fast“. Although not his strongest suit, Shaq wanting to teach people to speak faster carried quite the irony.

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The clip showcased a man using shorter denominations for full-fledged sentences, trying to make the English language easier for slow talkers. The man during the video can be seen bestowing new denominations like “Juwonna” for “Do you want to?“, “Wudabin“, for “Would have been” and “Dijav” for “Did you have“.

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All of these short nomenclatures clearly struck a chord with Shaq. As the giant seemed happy to share this life-changing tip with his 31.5 million Instagram followers.

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Always made fun of for his reverberant voice and bad enunciations, Shaq’s newest tip might be a game-changer for him. Mocked for his Michael Jordan blunder due to the same reasons, the former MVP might just make quite the comeback.

Shaquille O’Neal’s Michael Jordan blunder was mocked by colleagues

During an on-air segment of TNT’s ‘Inside the NBA‘, Shaq was put on the pedestal by Charles Barkley after he made quite the blunder. Sharing a tale of his first impressions of Michael Jordan, the big man stated, “I told a story the other day when I first stepped on the court against the greatest like Michael Jackson. I was terrified.

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This horrendous slip did not go unnoticed as Barkley reiterated, “Are we gonna let Shaq get away with him saying Michael Jackson?” This caused the entire panel to burst out laughing and mock Shaq for his horrendous mistake. Were the crew too harsh in mocking Shaq? Or was it justified? Let us know below.