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NBA legend Shaquille O’Neal is one of the funniest basketball players ever. His antics with NBA legends Charles Barkley, Kenny Smith, and Ernie Johnson on ‘NBA on TNT’ are comedy gold. And his special, ‘Shaqtin’ a Fool’ has a huge number of fans. Unlike many celebrities, he is notorious for sharing some of the most random funny things on social media. In the latest episode of ‘The Big Podcast with Shaq’, O’Neal revealed whether he would try online dating. During the podcast, Shaq, Nischelle Turner, and Spice Adams were talking about posting on social media.

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The former MVP said that he likes the fact that Adams doesn’t share his love for his wife on social media. Turner agreed to it and said that she would not post anything about her love life until she’s married on social media as well. She said that everybody in the world wants to know everything about the person one is in love with.

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Turner added that one should keep that in mind. In fact, one doesn’t have to let people know about everything that is going on in their life. She also admitted that it could be the demise of the relationship as Shaq said.

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Shaquille O’Neal is open to online dating

While talking about this, Shaquille O’Neal said that social media is the new TV from which he gets all the drama. Shaq said, “You know I just realized social media is my new TV. Unlimited amount of channels!” The NFL veteran chuckled and said, “You know where to get the drama from!”

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Then Turner wanted to know whether Shaq would try online dating. He replied, “If I ever date a person on the internet? Of course. But I’m not gonna go all the way with it… Dibble-dabble, dibble-dabble. I need a person with their own mansion in the valley. That’s what I want.”

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The five-time NBA champion has dated many women over the years. He recently revealed that he has dated women with children. And added that he helps raise 15 children. During an event in New York, Shaq gave away Tonka trucks to some lucky kids. He added he was amazed that the children knew him and were not afraid of him. However, he said that the kids were more excited about the toys.

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The Los Angeles Lakers legend added that he can befriend children quickly because he speaks their language. He also added that the kids make him feel like he needs another child.

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Bagavathi Eswaran is a senior NBA writer at EssentiallySports, having a strong passion for the sport since the age of ten. As a former college player, Bagavathi has been following the NBA for more than a decade and has found his calling in writing about the sport. He has used his expertise in covering the NBA, as well as other arenas of the sport, to write more than 1400 articles at ES. Bagavathi's pieces on the increasingly dominant presence of European basketball and those following the journey of women-ballers are particularly noteworthy. Along with being a full-time writer, he is also a part of a group of young coaches groomed as trainers by Junior NBA. Bagavathi has trained players from schools and colleges, as well as underprivileged students who can attend the camps for free.

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