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Lakers legend Shaquille O’Neal is one of the funniest persons in the league. Ever since his playing days, The Big Aristotle has been known as the goofiest person on his team. His charisma and his candor helped him in his playing career and now help him in his broadcasting career too. He has had many run-ins into humorous situations, but this recently resurfaced one might just take the cake.

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According to this old article, Shaq once misunderstood his interview assignment. Maxim magazine once wanted Shaq for a big one-on-one interview. And Shaq readily agreed to it. But as it turned out, he had other things on his mind.

The NBA legend would eventually let it know that he agreed to the interview, thinking there would be one or two Maxim models present for the interview. He would eventually go through with it but insisted that it took place in an open place so people could see them talking.

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Shaq – The most dominant force ever

Never since Wilt retired had NBA seen a physical specimen like Shaq. Coming out of LSU, he was seen as a generational prospect. Orlando Magic selected him first overall in the 1992 NBA Draft. Orlando was an expansion franchise and Shaq immediately put them on the league’s notice.

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Shaq would take the Magics to the 1995 NBA Finals where they would go on to lose the series in a sweep. Things then got sour and Shaq left Orlando at the end of the next season.

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Shaq would then sign for the Lakers in the summer of 1996. Jerry West would pair him with Kobe Bryant to form one of the greatest duos in the game of basketball.

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Shaq and Kobe would win three NBA Championships together. Shaq played the game in a way no one ever did and will ever will. Let us know in the comments below your favorite Shaq memory.

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Nirjhar Sharma

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Nirjhar Sharma is an NBA writer at EssentiallySports. He is a sports enthusiast who follows all major sports and has been watching the NBA for the past 7 years now. A firm believer in the 'Greek Freak' being the best player in the league right now, he believes that the Bucks are primed for another championship run unless the injury bug bites them. A Business Economics graduate from the University of Delhi, Nirjhar eventually dreams of working with a sports franchise either in India or abroad in a management role. He is also a die-hard MS Dhoni and Roger Federer fan and is of the opinion that Josh Allen is currently the best QB in the NFL.

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