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“Made Me Smile The Whole Time”: Fans Frenzy as Shaquille O’Neal Shows Off His Immaculate Moves To 34.4 Million People

Published 03/27/2024, 6:29 AM EDT

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Shaquille O’Neal is keeping pace well with TikTok trends. And so are his talents. Be it DJing in front of an overwhelming crowd or singing a melodious song to his Instagram followers, O’Neal has the power and confidence to do it all. While his frenemy Charles Barkley might have just made his social media debut, the Lakers legend has surely stayed ahead of the curve among NBA legends. The Big Aristotle recently shared a heavy dose of pure joy with his 34.4 million Instagram followers. And it has fans in splits. 

O’Neal was previously seen doing the famous “One leg dance.” In the latest clip, the 7-footer started with Lil Uzi Vert’s TikTok sensation “Just Wanna Rock”, making some interesting faces while throwing it down. Then, Big Diesel taught us how to Dougie. He put on a peak John Wall-esque performance to the iconic Cali Swag District tune. He would go on to dance to more iconic tunes like the Tootsee Roll. “Yes i got all the dances.” Shaq confirmed in the caption. Here is the clip for you to see.

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The Los Angeles Lakers legend is known for his impressive career in the NBA. Before that, he was also quite good at football. After his retirement, he is making a name for himself in the music and entertainment industry too. It seems he also wishes to have dance skills up his sleeve. This is certainly not the first time. 

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Fans are in love with Shaquille O’Neal’s “sense of humor”

Do you remember O’Neal’s biggest performance for the Phoenix Suns in 2009? Shaq invited the popular Jabbawockeez dance group to curate a two-minute dance performance for the viewers. You can see him showing off his hip-hop and break dance skills on the stage. He even garnered praise from former teammate and Lakers legend Kobe Bryant. One of the fans agreed with Shaq saying he has all the moves and wrote, “Hahahaha u got it my guy! U got it !” 

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O’Neal’s outfit suggests that the video was made in the middle of his shoot at the sets of TNT. The Big Man’s humor is always on whether it’s on or off-screen. One of the fans praised O’Neal’s sense of humor and wrote, “I love your sense of humor.” 

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Most of the fans seemed intrigued by his hilarious facial expressions and dance moves.  While one of the fans wrote, “Silly Shaq dancing and making everyone laugh,” another fan wrote, “This made me smile the whole time.

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Another fan was reminded of O’Neal’s lighthearted dance-off fight with LeBron James. The comment read, “Reminds me of the dance battle with King James in ASG.” What are your thoughts on O’Neal’s new skills? Let us know in the comments section below.

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Pritha is an NBA writer at EssentiallySports. After reporting on the luxurious lifestyle of celebrities for a year, she used that experience to cover the glamor side of the basketball world. She has expertly covered Larsa Pippen and Marcus Jordan's complicated love story and the lavish vacations of NBA superstars, among other off-court scoops.
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