Shaquille O'Neal with his father Phillp Harrison after winning game five of the NBA Finals against the Philadelphia 76ers June 15, 2001. ; Shaquille O'Neal with his mother Lucille O'Neal at the Big ...

After a rough game against the New York Knicks during his rookie season with the Orlando Magic, O’Neal felt overwhelmed. “I let the pressure get to me,” he recalled in a 2024 interview. His stepfather ...

There was never anything ordinary about Shaquille O'Neal's journey to basketball greatness. He was a towering force who dominated the NBA like a freight train in sneakers, carving out a Hall of Fame ...

When Shaquille O'Neal joined the Los Angeles Lakers in the 1996 offseason, the then-24-year-old had to choose a jersey number for the new chapter in his NBA career. Ultimately, "Diesel" chose No. 34, ...

Shaquille O'Neal once shared that after scoring 50 points in a game, his father, Sgt. Philip Harrison, wasn't entirely impressed. Instead of celebrating, Harrison pointed out that Shaq could have ...

Collegiate basketball in the '80s and '90s was a different time compared to the dynamics fans see today. Back then, the best collegiate players actually exhausted their eligibility before joining the ...

Shaquille O'Neal, right, greets his father Phillip "Sarge" Harrison, left, as he arrives at a media conference Friday to announce his retirement from the NBA at his home in Windermere, Fla. John Raoux ...

For an NBA athlete, the most prized possession is arguably the championship ring. Not everyone even gets to wear one. But then there are athletes like Shaquille O’Neal, who can wear four at once.