Rockets Icon Reveals Millionaire Shaquille O’Neal Was “Terrible” as an NBA Analyst: “Didn’t Listen at First..”

As one of the most dominant players in the NBA, Shaquille O’Neal has demonstrated his talents not only in the world of basketball but in many other fields. As well as making a big business in his name by investing in companies that resulted in earning millions.

He has showcased his talent in acting and becoming a sports analyst. He has done it all and his fans love each of his roles. Specifically, his role in the show “Inside the NBA,” where he provides his opinion on the current headline-making news in the NBA.

Basketball fans really appreciate what Shaq has to say. It wasn’t easy for him to become the analyst he is now, as he had to go through hardships. Kenny Smith, one of the best players we have ever witnessed in the world of basketball, shared some insights on how Shaq improved as an analyst because of the journey he followed to become this entertaining.

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Houston Rockets Icon Revealed Millionaire O’Neal was “terrible” as an NBA analyst. However, he has worked hard on this, and now he is the most entertaining analyst that we have in the NBA.

According to Kenny Smith, Shaquille O’Neal took six months to improve himself while being a good analyst

As 2x NBA champion & Emmy-winning NBA on TNT analyst, Kenny joined the group “All The Smoke” where he talked about some interesting topics and shared his views on them. He shared his experiences in the college at UNC in the conversation.

As well as sharing some stories about playing with legendary players like Dean Smith and Michael Jordan, he also mentioned playing under Dean Smith. Furthermore, he mentioned that he and Houston won two titles together with Hakeem Olajuwon.  

Following that, he shared some interesting stories about working with Shaq and Chuck. During this, he talked about the first six months Shaq took to improve his skill set. When talking about the process, he stated: “Shaq didn’t listen at first until he realized we were listening.”

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In addition to explaining how good he became and what he contributes to the table with his knowledge, his communication style is very appealing to fans. Having achieved the heights in every field Shaq has participated in, feel free to share your thoughts in the section below.