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SCOTTSDALE, ARIZONA – FEBRUARY 10: Shaquille O’Neal attends Shaq’s Fun House Big Game Weekend at Talking Stick Resort on February 10, 2023 in Scottsdale, Arizona. (Photo by Ethan Miller/Getty Images)

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SCOTTSDALE, ARIZONA – FEBRUARY 10: Shaquille O’Neal attends Shaq’s Fun House Big Game Weekend at Talking Stick Resort on February 10, 2023 in Scottsdale, Arizona. (Photo by Ethan Miller/Getty Images)
Shaquille O’Neal gained freedom from his responsibility of being a basketball analyst after the NBA season got over. Shaq being his versatile self has donned the hat of DJ Diesel before the NBA season starts in October. The Big Man is a well known music fanatic and he himself has released a variety of track records. He was lately spotted throwing it down with a certain NBA champion.
Shaquille O’Neal has on various occasions collaborated with some major music icons including Biggie, Snoop Dogg, and Michael Jackson. But recently he was joined by a rather surprising name from he basketball world.
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Shaquille O’Neal joined by an NBA Champion
In his latest gig as a disc jockey Shaq was spotted with a basketball star who won the 2022 NBA Championship with the Golden State Warriors.

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Formula One F1 – United States Grand Prix – Circuit of the Americas, Austin, Texas, U.S. – October 24, 2021 American former professional basketball player Shaquille O’Neal is seen on the grid before the start of the race Pool via REUTERS/Darron Cummings
Shaquille O’Neal was joined by the Warriors star Gary Payton Jr. Not many would expect to see Shaq and Peyton together on stage. Payton uploaded a snap where he joined the Big Diesel on stage performing in front of thousands. The duo were spotted signaling to the crowd.
But soon, it turns out Shaquille O’Neal and Gary Payton Jr’s father have history. Payton Sr once revealed that Shaq used to play a disgusting prank on the rookies in the team back in the day.
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Gary Payton reveals a story about Shaq
Gary Payton and Shaquille O’Neal were teammates in the Miami Heat.

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New Lakers Karl Malone and Gary Payton sit next to an injured Shaquille O’Neal during the Lakers exhibition game against the Phoenix Suns at the Sports Arena in San Diego. O’Neal has a bruised left heel and did not play. (Photo by Gina Ferazzi/Los Angeles Times via Getty Images)
Payton said, “Shaq is a jokester. So if one of the rookies would be in the stall, he would take a bucket, and use the bathroom in it for about a week. And then all of the sudden he would pour it on them.”
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Watch This Story: Shaquille O’Neal blames Steph and Draymond for tardiness.?
One would not want to be a rookie in a team that had Shaquille O’Neal. This was a rather brutal and disgusting anecdote revealed by Payton.
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