39 Facts About Shaq Attack

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Shaq Attack is one of only three players to win NBA MVP, All-Star Game MVP and Finals MVP awards in the same year ; the other players are Willis Reed in 1970 and Michael Jordan in 1996 and 1998.

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Shaq Attack has appeared in numerous films and has starred in his own reality shows, Shaq's Big Challenge and Shaq Vs Shaq Attack hosts The Big Podcast with Shaq.

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3.

Shaq Attack was a minority owner of the Sacramento Kings from 2013 to 2022 and is the general manager of Kings Guard Gaming of the NBA 2K League.

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4.

Shaq Attack had first met Tigers coach Dale Brown years earlier in Europe when O'Neal's stepfather was stationed on a US Army base at Wildflecken, West Germany.

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5.

Shaq Attack was named the 1993 NBA Rookie of the Year and was the first rookie to be voted an All-Star starter since Michael Jordan in 1985.

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6.

Shaq Attack was voted into the All-Star game and made the All-NBA 3rd Team.

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7.

Shaq Attack was upset that the Orlando media implied O'Neal was not a good role model for having a child with his longtime girlfriend with no immediate plans to marry.

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8.

Shaq Attack learned that Hardaway considered himself the leader of the Magic and did not want O'Neal making more money than him.

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9.

Shaq Attack opted against a more involved surgery to return quicker.

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10.

Shaq Attack punched center Brad Miller after an intentional foul to prevent a basket, resulting in a melee with Miller, forward Charles Oakley, and several other players.

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11.

Shaq Attack did not want to rush a decision with his career potentially at risk.

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12.

Shaq Attack was sidelined with hallux rigidus, a degenerative arthritis in his toe.

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13.

Shaq Attack's demands held the franchise hostage, and the way he went about it didn't please the owner too much.

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14.

Shaq Attack claimed one of the main reasons for wanting to be traded to Miami was because of their up-and-coming star Dwyane Wade, to whom he gave the nickname "Flash".

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15.

Shaq Attack played in 73 games, his most since 2001 season, averaged 22.

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16.

Shaq Attack returned to the All-Star Game in 2009 and emerged as co-MVP along with ex-teammate Kobe Bryant.

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17.

Shaq Attack was introduced by the Celtics on August 10,2010, and chose the number 36.

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18.

Shaq Attack was one of two players from the 1994 roster to be named to the Dream Team III.

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19.

Shaq Attack was angered by being overlooked for the 1999 FIBA AmeriCup squad, saying it was a "lack of respect".

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20.

Shaq Attack led the NBA in field goal percentage 10 times, breaking Wilt Chamberlain's record of nine.

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21.

Shaq Attack once missed all 11 of his free throw attempts in a game against the Seattle SuperSonics on December 8,2000, a record.

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22.

Shaq Attack received media flak for mocking Chinese people when interviewed about newcomer center Yao Ming.

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23.

Shaq Attack taunted Bryant for not being able to win a championship without him.

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24.

Shaq Attack released five studio albums and 1 compilation album.

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25.

Shaq Attack contributed three tracks, including the song "We Genie", to the Kazaam soundtrack.

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26.

Shaq Attack fulfilled that promise in 2000, earning his B A degree in general studies from LSU, with a minor in political science.

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27.

Shaq Attack is preceded only by Michael Jai White, whose film Spawn was released two weeks before Steel.

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28.

Shaq Attack appeared in cameo roles in the films Freddy Got Fingered, Jack and Jill and Scary Movie 4.

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29.

Shaq Attack voiced animated versions of himself on several occasions, including in the animated series Static Shock, in Johnny Bravo, in Uncle Grandpa, and in The Lego Movie.

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30.

Shaq Attack had a voice over role in the 2013 film The Smurfs 2.

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31.

Shaq Attack hosted the show Upload with Shaquille O'Neal which aired on TruTV for one season.

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32.

Shaq Attack made a cameo appearance on Being The Elite and it was later confirmed that O'Neal had been appearing backstage at recent AEW tapings, including Full Gear.

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33.

Shaq Attack was an active bond investor in the early 1990s but continued to wade into stocks and made investments in various companies such as General Electric, Apple, and PepsiCo.

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34.

Shaq Attack described what has worked best for him in stock investing was where he felt a personal connection with the company.

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35.

Shaq Attack's plans involved buying the mortgages of those who had fallen into foreclosure and then selling the homes back to them under more affordable terms.

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36.

Shaq Attack would make a small profit in return, but wanted to make an investment in Orlando and help out homeowners.

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37.

Shaq Attack received the position in return for breaking news of his NBA retirement on the service.

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38.

Shaq Attack has appeared in television commercials promoting the Counter-Strike: Global Offensive league ELeague.

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39.

Shaq Attack participated in a virtual rally for then-presidential candidate Joe Biden and voted for the first time during the 2020 presidential election.

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