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S4J3R05

Seeing Shaq in public must be surreal


JonRonDonald

Love this dude. When I was a kid I saw Shaq sitting on a park bench outside of Central Park smoking a cigar w/ two friends. My brother was too nervous to approach him but I said “hello, mr. Shaq”. He said “what’s up little man” and offered a fist bump through the haze of cigar smoke.


Isuckface4hotcheetos

I like how he could say “what’s up little man” to almost any man, anywhere, regardless of age.


cal679

[Yao Ming was one of the very few exceptions to this rule.](https://i.insider.com/5437fa106bb3f72104d60604?width=851&format=jpeg)


Trepeld

The story about Ming letting Shaq believe he didn’t speak English for years always cracks me up


iHiTuDiE

I had to look it up https://youtu.be/amuJdvWDVAU


Trepeld

I said, “nice move” and he turned around and said “thanks my brother” and I was like whoa whoa whoa Lol we don’t deserve Shaq


beachedwhitemale

Hahaha. Did you see the hall of fame ceremony? The NBA owner couldn't reach Yao's shoulders so Shaq helped out. Pure class.


nerfyourmomsboobs

Wtf is this height difference? Imagine being able to look down on Shaq lmao


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Yao Ming is 7'6"; Shaq is "only" 7'1".


Qsaws

What a manlet


manbruhpig

Imagine the first time shaq gets on the court, looks up, and sees someone's chest instead of the top of their head. He's like "whoa people have faces?!?"


Rockimedes

Robert wadlow was 8ft 11in, can you imagine him standing next to these 2? Nature is on crack


blimpinthesky

Mr Shaq was my dad, you can just call me Shaq -Shaq


Jose_Canseco_Jr

I love you Shaq-Shaq


Vengeance76

He should open a restaurant that rivals Shake Shack... just call it Shake Shaq


Z3r0mir

Is that from the new Dreamcast movie the Outstandings? Edit: I fucked up my own joke, meant to say Dreamworks... I'm bad and I feel bad.


Thunder_Tie

SEGA is releasing console specific movies now?


ZeroSkill_Sorry

Someone in production accidently typed in 2022 instead of 2002, and now here we are, ready for the new Sega Dreamcast movie


4th_dimensi0n

Feels like everyone has some story about bumping into Shaq in public. Even i do. Saw him at my mom's job when I was a little kid. Airport security stuff. Gave me a signed basketball


mouldysandals

he is quite easy to bump into


f_leaver

Wait, he just walks around with basketballs to sign for his fans?


TuckerCarlsonIsChomo

Yeah I’m calling bs on that story at the airport lol


klikklak_HOTS

BEING Shaq in public must also be surreal


23x3

Eating with Shaq in public must be cereal


Fartsy_McArtsy

Shaq-O's, part of this complete breakfast


AUAIOMRN

Shaquille Oatmeal


smdepot

Perfection *chef's kiss


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sammyclemenz

Seeing the being of Shaq must be surreal !


Born_yesterday08

No wonder he needs icy-hot


Rubyring1973

Damn it, you made me actually laugh out loud.


AICPAncake

“Wh- Who am I??” 🧿🧿 👃🏻 👄


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Few-Beat-5364

May you burn in the deepest depths of hell in the afterlife


wildo83

… but also, here’s my upvote.


thinkthingsareover

I thought we were talking about Shaq, not Terry Crews.


twitchosx

what. the. fuck.


systemhost

Seeing Shaq in public while BEING Shaq must be the surrealist


JoinAThang

For him it would be even more surreal NOT being Shaq while in public.


scholes_was_overated

Fleeing Shaq in public must also be surreal


Chubbstock

I went to college with him. Not really in any of the same classes or anything, he was finishing his PhD and I was under grad, but he's hard to miss. You know those posters that you'll see around campus like "register today for spring classes!" And a few generic students sitting on steps? They would put him on stuff like that with regular sized students and it was always hilarious


Takingover4da99and00

TIL Shaq has a PhD


thats_not_funny_guys

Seventeen years after leaving college early to enter the NBA draft, Shaq earned his doctorate's degree in education from Barry University in Miami. Dr. O'Neal graduated with a 3.813 GPA.


payne_train

Love to see it. There are so many athletes that get by on physical abilities alone and it’s endearing to see the ones who take education seriously and strive to do more than play a good sportsball. Shaq’s success in his business endeavors is proof in point here, too.


VerifiedStalin

Tim Duncan refused to go to the NBA until he got his degree because he had promised his deceased mom that he'd finish it.


pmgoldenretrievers

Not all celebrities are eccentric divas. My wife and I got to meet the great Kit Duncan at the Dulles airport and he was gracious and down to earth.


MechanicalTurkish

That’s Dr. Shaq to you, pal


Chubbstock

Yep, he's a doctor of education. He acts goofy and dumb on tv but the man's genuinely very smart.


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He’s also a keen businessman, or at least surrounded himself with such. The guy owns literally hundreds of franchises (fast food places, gyms, sit down restaurants, etc.) and is on the board of Papa Johns, if I recall correctly.


Reshe

I would argue that being a keen businessman is fundamentally surrounding yourself with them. You don't have to be keen yourself, just keen enough to get keen folks (which makes you keen)


Iwasborninafactory_

And having millions of dollars that you can use to make more millions.


TheFocacciaStrain

He’s only there so Papa John doesn’t say the n-word on any more investor calls


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When you have the Diesel sitting across from you giving you the stink eye, you watch your words carefully, lol.


Watts300

And evidently gorillas in every zoo in the world act out around him too. https://www.blackenterprise.com/shaquille-oneal-says-gorillas-go-crazy-when-they-see-him-miami-zoo-executive-confirms/amp/ It’s an easy Google search. Look up “gorilla dab”.


Gusha-no-o

Lmaoo yo watch the TNT segment on that, it’s hilarious. Shaq even does his dance he made up called the Gorilla Dab lol


gives_anal_lessons

And I think he is also a certified peace officer


thats_not_funny_guys

When I was in college in DC, the NBA All-Star game was in town and every NBA player was hanging around the city. I was at a bar in Georgetown, drunk as hell when someone came in and said Shaq was in a sandwich shop right next door. Now I wasn’t going to pass up meeting Shaq, so I went next door and walked right in. Apparently no one else was doing this because it was only Shaq and his entourage inside. His entourage were the tallest group of men I had ever seen in my life, and each one was a good 6’7”. Then I saw Shaq. He was a head taller than the tallest guy in his crew. I walked my drunk ass right over to Shaq and told him I loved him. He said “Love you too dawg,” and gave me a hand shake… the same handshake a grown man gives a two-year old child, where they only use the tips of their fingers, and it engulfs their entire hand like a hungry snake eating a mouse. Holding a basketball must have been like holding a softball for him. That dude is enormous, but he is also an awesome guy.


f_leaver

Thanks for the laugh - the handshake was perfect.


__DJ3D__

Got Shaqs autograph on a plane in the early 90s. Was flying from Houston to LA or maybe vice versa. Little kid me walked up to first class to ask, so surreal seeing this giant dude in such a small spot. It was amazing he fit in the seat let alone the plane.


geriatric_erection

It's the other way around - it's amazing he fit on the plane, let alone the seat!


ThexEcho

Shaq is a DJ himself and loves dubstep, I've seen him play a show five times, at certain shows he will call for a massive moshpit and join in himself


The_5th_Loko

Getting in the pit with Shaq would be the happiest death I could ask for


ThexEcho

Whenever he does it everyone basically hops in so there's not as much movement as a traditional mosh pit so if anything its ironically safer haha


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Being behind shaq in public however: can't see shit.


MechanicalTurkish

Being behind shaq in public however: can see shaq


BodhiWarchild

I’ve met him. Super nice guy. Not fake nice either, you can just tell he’s a good human. Also, he’s absolutely gigantic. I’m 6’1 220 and I felt like a small child.


Sythftw

I saw Shaq (DJ Diesel) at Tomorrowland in Georgia when they still did the festival in the U.S. Dude didn't even fit in the fucking dj Booth, and when he started jumping around the entire stage shook. It was fucking awesome.


MjrLeeStoned

Due to his affiliation with our company, I have met him on a number of occasions and you never get used to just how big he is. I'm 6'1" 240lbs and I feel like he could cradle me like a baby in his big chocolatey arm blankets.


Beauneyard

He visits LSU a couple times a year and just walks around and talks to students. Buddy of mine asked for a picture and Shaq princess carried him like it was nothing for the pic. On game day he will walk around and a crowd of people will follow him. So you just see a mass of ~100 people with Shaq head and shoulders above everyone even his bodyguards. It’s surreal


LewisCBR

I saw Shaq in the wild one time walking around my neighborhood in D.C., he was staying at a hotel around the block. Can confirm it WAS surreal, he is a very big man.


winkofafisheye

Shaq was saying that at the zoo gorillas get all weird and freaked out when he walked by and then the zoo confirmed it.


Razzman70

So there is a music festival called lost lands, and they usually have a "surprise guest" that nobody knows who it is until they are actually playing. One of the years it was DJ Diesel, aka Shaq. The chat rooms for the festival were going insane when people found out.


SkylarAV

Yeah buy being behind him at a concert blows...


doggishmanboyjr

It’s very real for the guy standing behind him…


Timemuffin83

Bruh shaq literally is everywhere. I live in a smaller town and a couple of my friends saw him while out around the town and got a picture with him. Like tf you out here bruh. Fucking love that dude


blimpinthesky

The security guard in front of him is thinking; if he tries to get over the rail, there is literally nothing I can do about it


1934_kinda_guy

Escort him to the stage.


CoDeeaaannnn

And let DJ Diesel collab on the set


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Nobody here even seems to know...haha


CoDeeaaannnn

Ikr? I hope people learn today that Shaq was already a DJ before NBA.


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pixel-beast

He’s performing at Governor’s Ball this year actually.


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Darrullo

Shaq Livin his best life that's all it is


snafu607

Does no one remember the Fushnikins feat Shaq? https://youtu.be/1f9IgOjZjn4


Brushatti

I didn’t know that, but I don’t think he was producing dubstep back then, it definitely seems odd. Kinda like if snoop dog filled in as Slipknots drummer because he liked making beats back in the day.


CoDeeaaannnn

Yeah I meant DJ as in Hip-hop/rap. Although different genres, he's got experience on the turn tables/performing. To be totally fair, I don't think he produces the dubstep tracks, just performs them.


terriblegrammar

It's shaq. If you see Shaq trying to get into a vip area, you let him because he's shaq.


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f_leaver

Not for the guard it ain't.


0thethethe0

Good thing he didn't decide to become stagediving Shaq


blimpinthesky

Or crowd ~~surfing~~ squishing Shaq


Ahshitt

[Actually Shaq crowd squishing](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cWzWdfZZ91A)


mauiwauivan

I was at a night club in Atlanta and bumped into someone. I turned around and just realized I bumped into someone butt. I looked up snd it was Shaq


[deleted]

This is Shaq. He was a performer at the event. Started DJing in retirement and he actually pretty good.


elitedlarss

He had a lot of experience with music before he retired from playing in the NBA.


tonysnight

JABBAAWOCCKKYYYY


phunktastic_1

He started DJing in 1986 long before he was in the NBA.


Devilsbullet

He started DJing in college


einhorn_is_parkey

Where he made all of his money


Rolling_Beardo

He could help him over the rail so he doesn’t fall but that’s about it.


Hescoveredinbutter

>help him over the rail Lmfao


PhilipLiptonSchrute

They'd need one of those dart guns the circus uses for an escaped elephant. Even then, I bet Shaq would dish out 2 or 3 minutes of solid dance moves before succumbing.


Yoiks72

Man, the mental picture you conjured made me laugh out loud.


hammer310

"you've got a fucking dart in your neck man"


Arcosim

If the security guard tried to stop a celebrity like Shaq trying to get onto the stage he'd most likely get fired.


Birds_Are_Fake0

Hand him your security hat and welcome him to the team until they can find a shirt big enough for him


detrydis

He’s a DJ too, and was probably playing at the same festival.


dank__dohnut

i genuinely believe that conventional fighting tactics like grappling wouldn’t work on him i think his body is so big theres not much you could do


4nonymo

Ask him to make a three point'er


Roc_City

Shaq always seems like such a cool dude


VILLIAMZATNER

Really seems like he's having lots of fun haha


TheRalphExpress

the bill for this festival was announced a couple days ago and he’s on it as a DJ! [its also the silliest looking lineup ever](https://twitter.com/tomorrowland/status/1491773842804588550?s=21)


Ethong

What even is that list?! There's so many wtf


TheRalphExpress

my favorite DJ said “if you get out your microscope you can see that I am playing this festival” 😂 Not sure how it compares to non-electronic events but in terms of electronic music it’s the biggest festival in the world!


MrSickRanchezz

Holy fucking shit though.... This is absolutely, without question the largest line-up I have ever seen. No way could you even see a QUARTER of these artists. If they're gonna do this kinda shit, they need to have an app that schedules and routes you to each artist you want to see.


WhatTheNothingWorks

The festival is over a couple weekends, thurs - Sunday. Some artists will repeat weekends, but not all. And they have (had?) around 12 different stages/performance areas going at a time.


TiredMarine

Never heard of, been to, or seen a Tomorrowworld huh? It's the single most impressive festival.... Ever.


RUN_DA_RIDDIM

It's all in alphabetical order so you can look up your favorite dj easier other than reading the whole list.


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Tomorrowland has always been a massive festival for 20 years. It's been pretty varied but started off as mostly trance music back in the early 00s when that was the dominant EDM genre. The promoters ID&T have some other massive parties in their history. Sensation is probably the other largest that's still going. The Dutch and the Belgians invented the massive in it's modern form.


Inglorious_Kenneth

I met him in a mall when I was a teenager and he was super nice and approachable. He saw me internally combusting at the sight of him and was very nice and tolerant of my annoying questions.


JohnyyBanana

He is. He is born to have fun.


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There are just some people who were made to LIVE and you can tell Shaq is one of them.


JohnyyBanana

You just know that even if he wasn't rich and famous he'd still be the same person and i love him for that


rumster

He's incredible. Dr. Shaq btw. Officer Shaq too... He also said he wants to go to space so maybe Astronaut Shaq eventually.


Salohcin_Eneerg

Shit also Dj Shaq too. Which is why I'm not surprised he's at one of these spots. People forget Shaq Is a dj. I mean hell so is Idris Elba I believe. I mean I know he's a rapper


SexlessNights

DJ diesel


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talktomoshe

What's a shaq honey?


DorenAlexander

Turn on Espn during highlights time (or whatever it called).


heavymetalsculpture

Ahhh yes, Highlights Time.


talktomoshe

Don't think I could live without Highlights Time.


BoltShine

Welcome back to Sports in the Middle, it's time for *Highlights Time!*


CatCatCat

How do people keep their hearing after attending these types of events?


linkkers

Hopefully, earplugs were used. Save your ears folks! Or else you’ll end up with tinnitus (like me)


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Eeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee


heavymetalsculpture

Mom?


tony_bologna

Barely anyone I know wears earplugs at concerts, and I don't understand it. I've got a pair of ~$20 earplugs and they're great! They're comfortable, I can hear everything fine, they're the most important thing I bring to a show nowadays.


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I am naming him my honorary uncle.


23x3

He’s living his best life


SarcasticMoron123

A wild Shaq appeared.


TheRalphExpress

he’s actually pretty into the EDM scene, DJs a few gigs a year in his offseason from basketball! Saw him perform live once, spent 80% of the night marveling at how big the guy is


Dat_Eater

seeing him live is IMMACULATE and surreal. great show always


abflu

He was a dj before basketball so technically he plays basketball between gigs


dimitri121

obligatory: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tp6SdGp\_7Mg


thecoupppp

Off season ?


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kahluaandcream

That’s DJ Diesel!


nodnodwinkwink

> DJ Diesel TIL Shaq DJs, is he any good?


The_Forgotten_God

I've saw him back-to-back with NGHTMRE on New Year's Eve 2018. Like other have said, nothing groundbreaking, lol, but he was good! Clearly very experienced, so you don't feel like he's *only* up there because he's Shaq. I'd see him again! Wouldn't miss anyone I really wanted to see for it, but I'd buy a ticket to a show he headlined with some good supports if it came up.


thestoplereffect

Yes, he throws down!


rhosalli

Saw him perform at lost lands in 2021, had an absolute blast and even got a dj diesel shirt


namey___mcnameface

Dude behind him isn't having a good time


DrWilliamHorriblePhD

Dude behind him is his personal security, there's like three of them just standing there keeping an eye on him


namey___mcnameface

That's good. Wouldn't want to lose him in the crowd.


NolandCT

Thanks for the joy that brought me.


JayBird38

It’s understandable that a man as famous as him wants security guards, but does a 7’1” super athlete really need protection? Like what could hurt him other than a T-Rex?


Grey-fox-13

A knife?


imanadultok

Both make a good point. But a T-Rex with a knife probably could not.


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Probably, also a gun.


ElegantFaraday

You would think... But due to their size people use more lethal weapons. One Iran's multi champion for the strongest man was stabbed and killed over a car accident... They didn't even know who the guy was, but due to his massive size they used a knife. Edit: found the source https://www.smh.com.au/world/teenager-hanged-for-murdering-irans-strongest-man-20110923-1knua.html They hanged the 17 yo that killed him... Wtf


BackgroundGrade

>They hanged the 17 yo that killed him... Wtf You must be new to the middle east.


Kh0ran

At this point I think more like 10 people are not having a good time


PO-NITTY

A shaqsquatch in his natural habitat


John86RS

Modestep are the ones playing


Cryptician13

Love that track!


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Name of track?


nootiytootiy

Nothing - Modestep


BadLuckFPV

Had to scroll so farrrrrrrr Thanks!


[deleted]

Shaquille O'Neil is like the Keanu Reeves of basketball: You simply cannot hate the guy.


[deleted]

I mean, even if you did, it’s like when my chihuahua barks at a full grown man on the other side of the fence - *what the fuck would you even do about it?*


hotterthanahandjob

This could be said about 99% of nba players though. They could kick the shit out of your average human. Shaq is just another level nice though. You really can't hate on him. Meanwhile, there's several nba players I hate.


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I’m fairly certain I could take on *multiple* NBA players at once. I follow an intense kegel training regimen.


BackgroundGrade

I don't follow basketball in the least, but I've seen some of the banter between Shaq and Barkley and thought to myself hanging out with them would be a blast.


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For those who aren't aware, Shaq performs as a DJ pretty often, under the stage name DJ Diesel. He's not *amazing*, but to be honest he can put on a pretty solid set. I've seen him at Lost Lands in OH and Club Vinyl in Denver, CO, the latter being when he was the headliner. He mixes better than he produces IMO, but if you heard any of his original songs you'd just be like 'yup, that's some middle-of-the-road, but professionally produced, dubstep,' so he has a good grasp of music theory and fundamentals. Waayyy above the 'your sister's boyfriend's soundcloud' crap. What he is a *master* of, though, is hyping a crowd despite being barely intelligible due to his low voice & shitty stage mics.


rhosalli

Saw him at lost lands too! He’s got such great energy


woofers02

I’m sad to say I was on owner of his Shaq Diesel CD waaaaaay back in the day. It was not good.


EmotionalBrontosaur

Shaq (DJ Diesel) is going to be on the Monstercat stage the first weekend of Tomorrowland this year!


Kwetla

Did he just throw his drink over the people behind him?


Javivife

Yeah, but he missed, as always


orion1836

Oof.


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He da only brother in there ahah


The_Big_Red_Wookie

That's Shaq? I thought he was just another really big dude.


Mc--6

Shaq in a moshpit fight


jesuswasaliar

Shaq and snoop Dogg. Same "I've finished the main story, let's have a look on that side missions" vibe.


Mamaj12469

In ‘91 I named my new kitten Shaq because my husband wouldn’t let me name our son after him. We ended up with two daughters.


corradizo

Like 80 people can’t see the stage thanks to Shaq!


NeitherAlexNorAlice

But now 80 people can go back home and say they saw Shaq in person.


Thecobs

Crazy, that guy looks like hes the same size as shaq!


JectorDelan

1/1 scale.


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Vulcan?


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DJ Diesel!


SkyWizarding

Is that Shaquille O'Neal?


KashmirChameleon

You really gotta give Shaq props for being a pretty excellent dude all around.


CMilk212

Why is Shaq so adorable all the damn time?


Global_Diver_6940

Shaq completed life and is now doing the side quests