“My Condolences Go Out to the Family”: Wanting to Marry GloRilla, Shaquille O’Neal Saddened by Big Tragedy at her Recent Concert

Los Angeles Lakers legend Shaquille O’Neal may have retired from the league but fans still get to see him in his DJ avatar now and then. When Shaq was not dominating the court, he was busy showcasing his skills as an artist during concerts and events. Of course, Shaq’s popularity as a DJ can be measured by the appearance of thousands of fans who gather to jam the Diesel’s music. However, following a devastating incident, the Big Aristotle was forced to face the dark side of having such huge gatherings when it claimed several innocent lives.

23-year-old rapper/songwriter GloRilla’s latest concert turned into a nightmare for her when a sudden crowd surge claimed the lives of three fans. GloRilla took to Twitter and expressed her sorrow over the heart-rending news, and prayed for the well-being of the people who were affected by the incident.

Shaquille O’Neal talks about the unfortunate incident

Tragedy struck Rochester, New York on March 5 when three people lost their lives in a stampede caused at the GloRilla concert. What started as a fun night ended in a disaster when thousands of fans began rushing out of Main Street Armory in a blind panic. As per reports by NBC News, the crowd surge occurred when they heard a sound that may have been gunfire. The authorities are currently investigating the matter and looking into the source that possibly triggered the surge.

Following the incident, NBA legend Shaquille O’Neal gave his insight when the matter was brought up by his podcast co-host Nischelle Turner. In the recent episode of The Big Podcast with Shaq, Turner asked Shaq Diesel, who has his DJ concerts, the reason behind such occurrences despite taking crowd control measures.

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Recalling an incident of his own, Shaq said, “These kids, they’re jamming, they’re relieving stress, they’re jumping up and down, they’re having a good time and all it takes is one person to fall actually, right? And then everybody’s trying to get to the front and everybody’s trying to jam. You know you can’t blame it on security, you can’t blame on the venue, you can’t blame it on the artists. You just have to be really really careful.”

Furthermore, he added, “I wish I had a definite blueprint on how do you prevent that. My condolences goes out to the family. I’ve seen crowds when I meet as a DJ, but I’ve seen crowds of half a million people. I don’t know how to prevent that.”

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Less than a month before the tragic incident, Shaquille O’Neal had sent out a marriage proposal to Gloria Hallelujah Woods, popularly known as GloRilla. It was during an episode of the Shaq podcast when the Lakers legend made his feeling known following a question asked by his co-host Turner.

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The Entertainment Tonight correspondent asked Shaq to name his favorite artist from a list that included GloRilla’s name. The Big Diesel wasted no time in choosing the Grammy award nominee and extended a marriage proposal as well. Of course, Shaq’s co-hosts took his sudden declaration on a light note since the 15x NBA All-Star is known to make such jokes now and then.