Shaquille O’Neal He was once one of the biggest basketball stars in the world, and he maintained that stardom even after taking on a role as a broadcaster in his post-game career.
But do not dare to call him a celebrity.
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Shaquille O’Neal poses with Dwyane Wade at the Ruffles NBA All-Star Game as part of the 2023 NBA All Star Weekend on Friday, Feb. 17, 2023, at the John M. (Stephen Gosling/NBAE via Getty Images)
The basketball Hall of Famer said in an interview with PEOPLE on Wednesday that he distanced himself from that label years ago and doesn’t want to be associated with those types of people anymore.
“Thirty years ago I condemned myself to being famous because a lot of famous people are a-holes,” the former Los Angeles Lakers There is a star.
“I don’t want to be in that category. I’d rather be a normal person before you call me a celebrity and put me in one of those scumbags.”
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Shaquille O’Neal attends the Big 12 Basketball Tournament championship game between the Texas Longhorns and the Kansas Jayhawks on March 11, 2023 at T-Mobile Center in Kansas City, MO. (Scott Winters/ICON Sports Wire via Getty Images)
O’Neill said. Same thing In a 2021 interview with the New York Post.
“These celebrities are going crazy, and I don’t want to be one. I denounce my fame today, I’m done,” the former center said at the time.
“I don’t want to be in that category. Celebrities are crazy, they really are. Don’t call me that anymore. These people are out of their minds with how they treat people, what they do, what they say. That’s not me. I never want to be seen like that.”
Shaquille O’Neal The circuit arrives ahead of the Formula 1 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix at the Yas Marina Circuit in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, on November 19, 2022. (Jakub Porzycki/NurPhoto via Getty Images)
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O’Neal returns to TNT after undergoing hip replacement surgery.
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