Shaquille O’Neal represented quite a few NBA franchises back in his day. His second last stop before retirement was with the Cleveland Cavaliers. Here, he teamed up with one of the GOATs, LeBron James. It was just a one-year stint, but Shaq was as goofy as ever and even got his teammates involved. As seen when he and The King supposedly started tickling Bobby Gibson mid-game. Big Diesel joined the Cavs for the 2009-2010 season. He was traded there after his previous team, the Phoenix Suns decided it was time to cut costs. So, he moved to Cleveland in exchange for Sasha Pavlovic, Ben Wallace, $500,000, and a 2010 second-round pick. Quite the haul.
Advertisement
That being said, the Hall of Famer was a shadow of his former self in Cleveland. He only managed a meager 12 points, seven rebounds, and an assist per game. But, that didn’t stop him from getting up to his usual shenanigans.
Shaquille O’Neal shares hilarious photo of him and LeBron James tickling Bobby Gibson
By the time Shaquille O’Neal got to the Cavaliers, he was hardly the dominant force he used to be. However, one thing that hadn’t changed about him was his ability to bond with his teammates. This often included a lot of teasing and playfulness from the big man’s side.
Sometimes that translated onto the court. It was quite infectious, as was seen in his interactions with LeBron James and the rest of the Cavs roster. In fact, one of his former teammates Bobby Gibson shared a hilarious picture of himself lying on the floor, as Anthony Parker, Shaq, and Bron seem to be tickling him. A picture that Shaq reshared on his own Instagram.
Just goes to show what being around Shaq can do for team chemistry. Although he was there for just one season, it was a fruitful one. The team made it to the Conference Finals but lost to the Celtics. After that, the roster was overhauled as LeBron made his move to Miami.
As for Shaq, he moved to the team he lost to in Boston. It was his final year as an NBA superstar before he retired and joined TNT’s Inside the NBA, where he continues to come up with all sorts of gags and tricks.
Shaq brought his fun-loving personality to the set of Inside the NBA
The Big Aristotle has been on the set of Inside the NBA for 12 years now. And, during his time there, he has been on the receiving end of quite a few pranks. But, that being said, he has also pulled off a few of them himself. A particular one that comes to mind is how he stopped Kenny Smith from winning a race.
Shaq and Kenny often race each other on set, with the latter usually coming out on top. However, the four-time NBA Champion was able to get one over The Jet when he pressed a button to lock Kenny’s chair.
There can be no denying that Shaq is one of the funniest human beings on planet Earth. It’s always fun seeing what hilarious thing he does next, as he always puts a smile on fans’ faces.
