NBA legend Shaquille O’Neal is arguably the funniest athlete turned basketball analyst. The Los Angeles Lakers legend is a marketing genius and also knows how to entertain the fans. Ever since his debut as an analyst, Shaq has said some hilarious things over the years. Recently, he revealed his new nickname which broke the internet. A few days back, the four-time NBA champion demanded Kristen Ledlow to introduce him as “Dark Nowitzki” during a segment on NBA on TNT.

The anchor was very hesitant and did not want to introduce him by the new nickname. However, she revealed the nickname as Shaq insisted and could not stop laughing. The big man recently talked about the hilarious nickname.

Shaquille O’Neal on the new funny nickname

In the latest episode of the Big Podcast with Shaq, co-hosts Nischelle Turner and Spice Adams joined Shaquille O’Neal for an hour-long session. In one instance, Nischelle asked Diesel about the new nickname. He shocked everyone when he said that the “Dark Nowitzki” nickname was not new. Shaq then stated that people like him and Adams can force things to be viral because they are funny. However, he stated he did not expect “Dark Nowitzki” to go viral, but it blew up.

He then talked about how he made Kristen Ledlow introduce him by the new nickname. Shaq said, “But I just made her say it the other day and she was like ‘I can’t say.’ I was like, ‘I know you’re white but it’s all good.'” 

When Ledlow shared the hilarious video clip on social media, fans went wild for Shaq’s hilarious new nickname.

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While talking about it, The Big Diesel also claimed that the nickname was 30 years old. But that might be a bit of an exaggeration from him because Dirk Nowitzki was only 14 years old 30 years ago. However, Shaq is a storyteller, and he exaggerates stuff at times to make it interesting. He even admitted it in his documentary that was released recently.

Fans love O’Neal’s antics

Shaquille O’Neal was a joker in the locker room during his playing career as well. There are multiple stories about Shaq’s pranks with his teammates. He once stated that he jokes around with his teammates to lighten the mood within the team.

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The big man is a fan favorite on the NBA on TNT because of his antics with fellow NBA legends Charles Barkley, Kenny Smith, and Ernie Johnson.