Shaquille O'Neal says he doesn't text NBA players past or present because 'they're a--holes'

If you’re an NBA subordinate and deliberation you mightiness 1 time get a random matter from Shaquille O’Neal, don’t get your hopes up.

O’Neal, 54, doesn’t scope retired to NBA players from nan past aliases coming for 1 reason.

"None. I don’t for illustration athletes aliases superstars because they’re a--holes," O’Neal told nan New York Post.

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Shaquille O'Neal watches nan crippled betwixt nan Dallas Mavericks and nan Minnesota Timberwolves successful crippled 4 of nan occidental convention finals for nan 2024 NBA playoffs astatine American Airlines Center connected May 28, 2024 successful Dallas, Texas. (Jerome Miron/USA TODAY Sports)

The Basketball Hall of Famer said he denounced himself arsenic a personage years agone for a akin reason.

"I denounced myself from being a personage astir 10 years agone because those group are weird. I’m not weird," O’Neal said.

The New Jersey autochthonal said he wants to dainty group pinch respect and conscionable beryllium a regular guy. O’Neal, contempt his prowess arsenic a hoops player, went to schoolhouse aft his playing career.

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Dec 14, 2024; Las Vegas, NV, USA; Shaquille O'Neal arrives connected nan reddish carpet earlier nan Emirates NBA Cup semifinal crippled astatine T-Mobile Arena. (Candice Ward/Imagn Images)

O’Neal left LSU aft his inferior twelvemonth to play successful nan NBA but returned to decorativeness his bachelor's degree. He besides has an MBA and Ph.D successful education, but group don’t deliberation he really earned nan "Dr." earlier his name.

"The funniest point I get is, ‘Oh it’s honorary.’ I say, ‘No, it’s not. I had to spell to schoolhouse and constitute papers and do each that stuff," O’Neal said.

"I’m very ace successful without that, but I wanted to accent to my children and children astir that acquisition is very important."

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Shaquille O'Neal looks connected earlier nan crippled betwixt nan Boston Celtics and nan Dallas Mavericks successful crippled 1 of nan 2024 NBA Finals astatine TD Garden connected June 6, 2024 successful Boston, Massachusetts. (David Butler II/USA TODAY Sports)

O’Neal talked astir nan NIL era and really young athletes want nan money first but don’t person nan acquisition connected really to nan negociate nan money.

O’Neal thrived connected nan court, winning 4 NBA titles crossed his 19 seasons and making 15 All-Star teams, and appears to beryllium thriving disconnected nan tribunal arsenic well.

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