Shaquille O’Neal, Criticized for His Free Throws and Long Range Shooting, Achieved a Feat That Even Stephen Curry Will Be Amazed With

Shaquille O’Neal has received a lot of flak over the years for his limitations when it comes to shooting from the deep. In fact, the Big Diesel also struggled with making free throws during his playing days. However, this amazing performance from Shaquille O’Neal would certainly keep his detractors away for a while.

Shaquille O’Neal showed up with his kids at a LA gym for a practice session in this episode of Home Team Hoops from a while ago. Throughout the practice, Shaq kept a close eye on his kids’ progress. At regular intervals, he provided valuable insights to improve their game.

However, later on, the ‘Big Diesel’ challenged his kids’ basketball trainer to a one-on-one game. After bullying the trainer in the paint for a while, Shaq entered with him in a three-point contest.

Shaquille O’Neal drains back-to-back threes in a shooting contest

After giving his kids a hard time in practice, Shaq decided to play bully-ball with his kids’ trainer in a one-on-one matchup in this episode of Home Team Hoops. The massive 7’1″ frame of Shaq was too much for the trainer in the post. However, the next contest provided a more level playing field.

In other words, Shaq agreed to a three-point shooting contest. Much to everyone’s surprise, Shaq kept on draining threes from beyond the arc and started calling himself “The Black Steph Curry“. With Shaq’s history of shooting free throws throughout his career, even Steph Curry would be jealous of his massive improvement.

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On the other hand, the trainer struggled to keep up with the Lakers legend. He missed quite a few shots and Shaq won quite comfortably in the end. Afterward, he also indulged in LeBron James‘ ‘The Silencer’ dance to celebrate his victory.

Shareef O’Neal on Shaq’s three-point shooting

Meanwhile, Shaq’s eldest son Shareef revealed in an aside interview that Shaq is actually a good shooter from the floor. As it turns out, the four-time NBA champion has improved a lot over the years.

“He actually makes shots like when it’s not in the NBA game,” Shareef said. He also revealed that Shaq once made 10 consecutive three-pointers at their Florida home.

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Would you consider Shaq a good shooter after this? Let us know your thoughts.