Q&A: Shaquille O'Neal talks rapping with Damian Lillard, running Reebok hoops and helping his community
Shaquille O’Neal is a man of many talents, but you already knew that. The dude is always busy.
For decades, we saw Shaq dunking on people at historic rates throughout his Hall of Fame NBA career. Now we mostly see him in segments on TNT’s Inside the NBA show, widely regarded as the best sports show on television.
And of course, if you wait long enough you’ll see him in a commercial for one of the many brands he’s working with — and, trust me, there are a lot.
When he’s not doing that, he’s extending helping hands out into the community like he’s currently doing with Icy Hot.
Shaq partnered with Icy Hot — another one of the brands he works with — to build a new “Comebaq Court” at the Challengers Boys & Girls Club in Los Angeles. The latest court is part of a nationwide effort between Shaq and Icy Hot to refurbish basketball courts in underserved communities across the country.
Along with LA so far, the partnership has rebuilt courts in Miami, Newark, Atlanta and Las Vegas. Shaq took a bit of time to chat with For The Win about the Comebaq Court initiative amongst other questions including his upcoming work as the president of Reebok basketball as well as his latest hip-hop feature on a track with Rick Ross, Meek Mill and Damian Lillard. Yes, it gets a little spicy.
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You can read the interview in full below.
Editor’s Note: This Q&A has been lightly edited for brevity