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Shaquille O’Neal and Nischelle Turner were in the middle of the fan segment of ‘The Big Podcast’. In the episode ‘The Big Diesel’, O’Neal and Turner discussed the concept of long-distance relationships and why they end. This fan’s query brought up a discussion on why men may ghost women. The fan Layla asked Shaq and Nischelle why after a trip together with a man, she got ghosted by him.

Shaquille O’Neal has a lot of experience with relationships and understands the plight of the lady. He made sure she knew her worth and asked her to move forward. He gave his three reasons as to why men may ghost a woman instead of being upfront. His first reason was that the man simply did not want to. Reason number two was that the man did not want to lose out on the woman. The third reason is if a man has something else keeping him occupied. In this case, he said that he may come back to her later, but he was not waiting for her.

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Shaquille O’Neal speculated that the man may have ghosted her because he may have been pissed off. He admitted that the ghosting was a sort of crime, and he put his detective hat on to break down the relationship. Shaq assumed that Layla could have said something that made him ghost her. He may have realized after the trip that it would not work. Shaq also said it is possible that he simply lost his phone.

Shaquille O’Neal tells fans to move forward

Los Angeles Lakers star, who often listens to his fans storied on his podcast, helped this fan, Layla, make sense of her relationship. Layla got ghosted by a man whom she went on a trip with. Shaq had some interesting opinions on ghosting, long distance, and relationships.

Shaq said, “Women are from Venus, and men are from Mars; however, that book goes!”

O’Neal said that men and women are different creatures, and indifference plays an important part in the journey. He admitted that relation and love are all about persuasion.

O’Neal dons the detective hat to solve a fan’s mystery

Shaquille O’Neal helped Layla understand why men often take the route of ghosting. Shaq himself has been through a divorce with Shaunie O’Neal, now Shaunie Henderson, and knows a few things about relationships.

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O’Neal said, “Let me tell you something about players. As women and men, we do what we got to do to get what we want. I don’t know enough of the details, so I have to put this in the cold case files until we get back, but my advice to her is he bad booboo! Chalk it up to the game and get you a man that’s in town, somebody that you can see love and control well.”

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O’Neal gave a lot of advice to Layla on his podcast and urged her to find someone to love in her locality! In the end, Shaq gives his advice to Layla by asking her to move forward. He asked her to chalk it up to the game and find herself, someone, better. Detective Shaq admitted he did not know enough details to make a proper inference and put Layla’s case in the ‘cold case files.