Shaquille O’Neal
Hawk Tuah Girl’s New Manager Reveals What’s Next for Her: “There Are Endless Opportunities”
A viral TikTok of Haliey Welch, aka “Hawk Tuah Girl,” making a sexy joke while partying in Nashville has become the gift that keeps on giving — and not just for Welch herself. As anyone with access to social media in the past few weeks can attest, Welch has been just about as ubiquitous as […]
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Shaquille O’Neal Sued Over Astrals Crypto Ownership and Promotion
Shaquille O’Neal has been sued again over his cryptocurrency promotions, this time in connection to his Astrals Project. A proposed class action filed in Florida federal court on Tuesday alleges that O’Neal violated securities laws by selling unregistered Astrals tokens. Investor Daniel Harper claims that the former NBA star “should have known of potential concerns […]
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Warner Bros. Discovery Bets That ‘Inside the NBA’ Can Give It an Edge in Unusual Upfront
With the writers strike sowing doubt about long-term scripted entertainment, and the overall advertising market still in a downturn, Warner Bros. Discovery and other major media companies are now leaning into a form of entertainment that has proven to be resilient: Live sports. And it is a particularly strong moment for sports at WBD, which […]
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Shaquille O’Neal aka DJ Diesel on Performing Live: “It’s Like Being in a Basketball Game and Having People Cheer You On”
NBA legend Shaquille O’Neal moonlights as DJ Diesel, and he compares the rush of performing live onstage to playing on the basketball court. “It’s like being in a basketball game and having people come and cheer you on and support you,” the 50-year-old Inside the NBA analyst told The Hollywood Reporter ahead of his performance […]
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Shaquille O’Neal to Bring Fun House to Phoenix for Super Bowl Weekend With Snoop Dogg, Diplo
Shaquille O’Neal is headed to Phoenix for Super Bowl weekend. The NBA legend announced today that he’s bringing his carnival-inspired Shaq’s Fun House to the desert for Big Game Weekend, posting up at Talking Stick Resort in Scottsdale on Feb. 10. Presented by Netspend and produced by Medium Rare in partnership with Authentic Entertainment, the 5th annual […]
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FTX Investors Sue Celebrity Endorsers
Investors have sued FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried and a host of celebrities who promoted the crypto platform, including Larry David, Tom Brady and Stephen Curry. The proposed class action alleges that FTX was a “Ponzi scheme” that fraudulently shuffled customer funds between its affiliated entities. It accuses the company and its endorsers of promoting unregistered […]
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Charles Barkley Blasts “Idiot” Kyrie Irving, Says He Should Have Been Suspended for Promoting Antisemitic Film
Charles Barkley and Shaquille O’Neal had a lot to say after Kyrie Irving was recently criticized for sharing a link to a documentary that features antisemitic tropes. During TNT’s Inside the NBA on Tuesday, the analysts shared their thoughts about the Brooklyn Nets star tweeting a link to the 2018 film Hebrews to Negroes: Wake […]
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TNT’s ‘Inside the NBA’ Team Locks in Long-Term Deals
Warner Bros. Discovery is putting a sizable bet down that it will be part of the NBA’s next media rights deal. The conglomerate’s sports division has signed long-term deals with Inside the NBA hosts Ernie Johnson, Kenny Smith, Charles Barkley and Shaquille O’Neal. Terms weren’t disclosed, but WBD Sports said in announcing the deals that […]
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‘Legacy: The True Story of the L.A. Lakers’ Review: Antoine Fuqua’s Hulu Docuseries Suffers From Déja Vu
The 10-part show chronicles the rise of the Los Angeles Lakers under the Buss family, just like 'Winning Time' and 'They Call Me Magic' before it.
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Steph Curry Joins Shaquille O’Neal as EP of Oscar-Nominated Short ‘The Queen of Basketball’ (Exclusive)
The Queen of Basketball, a best documentary short Oscar nominee, received some good news on Wednesday, a week ahead of the start of final voting for the Oscars, The Hollywood Reporter has learned: Stephen Curry, the NBA star, has joined Shaquille O’Neal, the retired NBA legend, as an executive producer of Ben Proudfoot’s New York […]
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Shaquille O’Neal on the Legacy of Lusia “Lucy” Harris, Subject of ‘The Queen of Basketball’
Lusia “Lucy” Harris is perhaps the greatest basketball player you haven’t heard of — yet. A pioneer for women in the sport, Harris led the Delta State University Lady Statesmen to three national championships in the 1970s. In 1976, when women’s basketball was added to the Olympics, Harris scored the first basket in the inaugural […]
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Shaquille O’Neal on Crypto Craze and Bringing Shaq’s Fun House to L.A. on Super Bowl Weekend
Shaquille O’Neal loves carnivals. So much, in fact, that the other day while passing through a city in Georgia, he couldn’t resist pulling over when he saw the familiar scene. “I always stop,” he told The Hollywood Reporter on Tuesday during a Zoom interview. “I was riding through at night and the whole thing was […]
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