Caitlin Clark and Shaquille O’Neal (Photos via Getty Images & Unapologetically Angel/X)
Former NBA superstar Shaquille O’Neal recently owned up to being a Caitlin Clark hater.
The four-time champion joined Chicago Sky forward Angel Reese on her ‘Unapologetically Angel’ podcast this week, where he admitted that he rooted for Clark to fail because of his affinity with Reese.
Shaq would start by asking Reese, “Why you think people love Caitlin Clark? Besides her skills?”
“She can shoot threes from logo,” she replied.
“We never seen that before. That’s my point,” The Diesel continued. “…She’s doing stuff we’ve never seen before. [I’ve] never seen nobody [shoot logo threes] on a consistent basis. There’s a lot of girls in the WNBA that have done it in spurts, but that game I’m watching y’all in the Final Four, I’m like ‘Damn.’
“And I was a hater, cause you know I’m down with you, like, ‘She’s not gonna hit that shot.’ And then, bam, she hits the shot,” Shaq continued of Clark. “Like if i say 10 times you not gonna hit the shot and you hit the shot that means you the truth.”
Shaq admits to Angel Reese that he was initially a Caitlin Clark hater:“She’s doing stuff we’ve never seen before. I was a hater because you know I’m down with you. ‘She’s not gonna make that shot’ then BAM! she hits the shot. That means she’s the truth.”
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— Legion Hoops (@LegionHoops) October 25, 2024
“Shaq is a hater of everyone are we surprised 😭,” someone pointed out.
“Old head hating just to hate. Shaq whole personality is hating now,” another claimed.
“Angel hates that she had to eat that lol,” said a third.
“Wonder what Angel said in response👍,” another wrote.
Shaq admits to Angel Reese that he was initially a Caitlin Clark hater:
“She’s doing stuff we’ve never seen before. I was a hater because you know I’m down with you. ‘She’s not gonna make that shot’ then BAM! she hits the shot. That means she’s the truth.”
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) pic.twitter.com/4HyqhbpW4Y— Legion Hoops (@LegionHoops) October 25, 2024
Shaquille O’Neal Has A “Hater” Reputation Now
As you can see from the reactions above, fans were not surprised by this admission.
Shaq does have a tendency to criticize the current generation of players, with Dwight Howard, Rudy Gobert, Donovan Mitchell, and Kyrie Irving among the many players he’s lashed out at over the years.
VIDEO: The Entire Internet Is Tripping Out Over Private Home Video Of Adult Film Star Mia Khalifa And Browns QB Deshaun Watson That’s Going Viral
Deshaun Watson and Mia Khalifa (Photos via Getty Images)
Deshaun Watson and Mia Khalifa are trending this week, so naturally, a video of them together has resurfaced on social media.
The Cleveland Browns quarterback recently sustained a season-ending injury, rupturing an Achilles in a game against the Cincinnati Bengals, and won’t be returning to the field until next season at the soonest.
Watson and Khalifa seem to be pretty tight—at least, that was the case a few years ago. They appeared in a viral video in which she’s seen attempting to dunk a mini basketball into a mini indoor hoop while he plays defense.
Given that they’ve been among the trending topics on X this week, the video has made its way back to people’s timelines.
You can check it out right below: