When Shaquille O’Neal is a fan of someone, he ensures that the whole world knows about it. He gushes over these people and talks very highly of them. Such a display of affection is rare coming from Shaq. The four-time NBA champion is a man who only speaks by the facts presented to him. Actor Ben Affleck is one of those people who Shaq loves dearly. There have been times when Shaq has displayed his love for Affleck in ways that have taken the world by storm.

Ben Affleck and Shaquille O’Neal have known each other since they were 18-19 years old. For Shaq, Ben Affleck is one of his favorite people in the world while also being an extremely beautiful person. He confessed this after having shot a commercial with Affleck. He said, “I was just saying to myself, ‘I can’t believe I’m shooting and getting directed by Ben Affleck. How could it get any better than this?'” With that said, there was one instance when Shaq showed his love for Affleck on live television.

The bromance between Ben Affleck and Shaquille O’Neal

In 2016, Ben Affleck and Henry Cavill appeared on Inside the NBA to promote their movie ‘Batman vs Superman: Dawn of Justice’. The duo along with Big Diesel and his three co-hosts spoke about the movies and about getting in shape for movies. Toward the end of the segment, Shaq asked Ernie Johnson if he could do something before they broke into a break.

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Following this, Shaq kissed Ben Affleck on the cheek and said, “I kissed a man and I liked it”. The whole panel broke into a fit of laughter. Shaq paired this with a “Happy Valentines Day brother” statement.

A few years later, the 150 million dollar actor made it back on Inside the NBA. During this episode, he reminded Shaq about the kiss and said, “I like that”. Shaq then candidly spoke about Affleck’s journey of sobriety.

He said, “We know you have been going through a lot I am proud of you, you look good, very good. You sound good”. The four-time champion jokingly called Affleck, a Boston native, out on not having a Boston-like accent.

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