Shaquille O’Neal was known throughout his career as a player who was not afraid to speak whatever was on his mind, and that reputation followed him well beyond his playing days as an analyst and a podcaster.
So, when he was asked about the not-so-warm reception he was going to get in his first game back in Orlando after he left the team for the Los Angeles Lakers after a grueling negotiation process, Shaq wasted no time with his unapologetic answer.
“It’ll probably be crazy,” O’Neal said in his interview with the New York Times. “I’ll probably get booed. But, hey, I’ve been booed many, many times. I’ve been booed in high school. Oh my God. Bad.” …