Shaquille O’Neal Finally Addresses Backlash to Flat Earth Comments

NBA legend Shaquille O’Neal is back home after his tour of Australia and gets right back to business. In the latest episode of the ‘Big Podcast with Shaq’, called ‘The Big Walkie Talkie’, the crew discussed a variety of things. Nischelle Turner and Spice Adams were excited to have Shaq back in the show. And wanted to know about his experience on his tour. The Big Diesel was a very busy man on his tour as he appeared in many shows and collaborations. When asked about it, O’Neal started with a very interesting address about his comments on flat earth theories.

During an appearance on The Kyle & Jackie O Show, he was asked about his flat earth comments in 2017. The host asked whether Shaq still standby his comments. O’Neal joked that during his 20-hour flight to Australia, he only flew straight and not diagonally. He did not stop there. Shaq added that he has doubts if the earth is actually spinning.

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Interestingly, the four-time champion’s comments were met with a lot of backlashes. So Shaq had to set things straight on the podcast. However, he did call out the ones causing confusion.

Shaquille O’Neal and his flat earth theory

Shaquille O’Neal said, “For all the idiots that think I’m serious when I say ‘The earth is flat’, that is not my problem.” He implied that he has been in the spotlight since 1992. And said that the fans should know when he is joking and when he is serious about something.

Shaq continued, “My agent called me and said, ‘You gotta stop that.’ I said, ‘Stop what?’ He said, ‘There is this conspiracy!’ I don’t give a damn what they think. First of all, the guy was a comedian. Like, he was asking a bunch of dumb questions. So I was giving dumb answers. Just to you know make it funny.”

But he did not stop there. He hilariously continued his 20-hour flight journey analogy. Turner could not take it and the crew couldn’t control their laughter. The Los Angeles Lakers legend is one of the funniest former athletes. His antics with fellow NBA legends Charles Barkley and Kenny Smith on the ‘NBA on TNT’ show are comedy gold.

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The former MVP has also acted in many comedy movies over the years. Recently, he acted alongside NBA superstar Kyrie Irving in the movie ‘Uncle Drew’. Other NBA legends like Chris Webber, Reggie Miller, and Nate Robinson were also part of the movie. Talking about Irving, that is one guy who truly believes that the earth is flat.