Victim of $5,000,000,000 Middle Eastern King Fake News, 7 ft Shaquille O’Neal Awed by Robot Bodyguard Taller Than Him

NBA legend Shaquille O’Neal is one of the most popular and active sports personalities on social media. He keeps sharing whatever he finds funny on the internet. After his retirement in 2011, his hilarious personality has made fans love and adore him even more. Even if he used to be one of the most dangerous players on the basketball floor, he is always gentle to his fans. Recently, the Hall of Famer fell victim to a fake video. But his genuine reaction to the viral fake video is evident in his IG story.

A video from Dubai has been circulating on the internet and has grabbed many people’s attention. The 30 seconds video claims to be of $5,000,000,000 middle eastern King with his robot bodyguard. Even if the video is fake, it has attracted the eyes of Shaquille O’Neal.

A fake king and his fake robot bodyguard impress Shaq

With technology at its current pace, nobody can really blame Shaq for falling for a fake video. However, the context of the video is what makes it compelling. As one of the few 7-footers in the world, Big Diesel thought he was witnessing his robotic match.

The viral 30-second video is from Dubai. It shows the king of Bahrain wearing a thawb. Oh, and he has a robot bodyguard closely following him.

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Soon, the video started to gain attention with its caption that read, “King Of Bahrain.”

The robot in the video also was subject to many discussions. People jumped in with their own speculations. But nothing was certain about the video. However, Shaquille O’Neal was fascinated with the robot.

The Big man has a towering height of 7 feet. The stature and height of the robot impressed him. He immediately took to his IG story to share the video.

Not only the Big Aristotle, but many fans also fell victim to the misleading video. According to the reports, the man in the video is not the King of Bahrain and the robot is not his bodyguard.

 Shaquille O’Neal might not be 7’1”.

If you look at records, Shaq is listed at 7 feet tall.

With his stature, the Los Angeles Lakers legend makes even the tallest person look tiny next to him. However, in a conversation, Shaquille O’Neal revealed that he is not 7 feet tall! In fact, he is 6’11”. When Nigerian player Giannis Antetokounmpo who is 6’11 claimed that he is taller than O’Neal, the Big Man’s response surprised everyone.

He said, “First of all, I’m not 7’1”. I’m 6’11”. I just played like I was 7’1”.″

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What do you think Shaq’s real height is? Did you watch the fake video? Tell us in the comments.