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NBA Legend Shaquille O’Neal recently visited Australia for a few events. The tour was highly successful and fans were abuzz with Shaq’s arrival. Shaquille O’Neal made a few stops here and there during his visit. And he even made a prominent host uncomfortable with some wife jokes.

Shaq went to Australia a few weeks ago, and he had an eventful tour. He landed in Melbourne with great aplomb and announced his arrival in style. Shaq was visiting Australia after two decades and his popularity has soared since then.

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He made appearances to clubs as DJ Diesel and he was on talk shows where he talked about his illustrious basketball career and successful business ventures. And in one of such shows, Shaq even made the host uncomfortable.

Shaquille O’Neal roasts Australian host for having a young wife

On his tour, Shaq attended a podcast called “The Be Better Off Show” hosted by Brett Kelly. Kelly has his own law firm, and he is a professional speaker. He also has multiple best-selling books.

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Shaq came to the show with huge applause. And he immediately got on Kelly’s case. He said,” I have a bone to pick with you… You should be ashamed of yourself… How are you married to a 19-year-old wife?”

In response, Kelly could barely say anything except smile hesitantly. However, Shaq was adamant.

“I thought it was your daughter,” he added.

Shaq persisted for some time with jokes about Kelly’s young wife. The middle-aged man seemed to take Shaq’s jokes in a good spirit. Afterwards, the conversation turned to Shaq’s business ventures.

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Shaq had a hugely successful tour. He played at some of the biggest clubs in Australia and he attended several meet and greet events for fans. And the shows were sold out months ago.  He also interacted with the Russian Internet sensation, Hasbulla Magmodev. Hasbulla has gone viral over the last year and he is one of the biggest stars on the Internet today. Shaq and Hasublla created a photo that nearly broke the internet.

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All in all, Shaq had an eventful time at the land Down Under. He met with his fans, created an iconic photo with an internet star, and performed at some of the best clubs. He even had time to poke fun at a host about his young wife, which made him quite uncomfortable.

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