Shaquille O'Neal rarely spoke publicly about his faith, but as we all know, the MVP doesn’t shy away from any topic.
There was always a little bit of wondering about Shaquille O’Neal’s faith because of his unique name.
The Los Angeles Lakers Legend revealed his name means “Little Warrior” in Arabic.
Once Shaquille O’Neal also referred to Houston Rockets Legend Hakeem Olajuwon as ‘Another Muslim Brother’.
Back in 2010, he expressed also interest to go on the Islamic Pilgrimage, the Hajj to Mecca in Saudi Arabia, which is only allowed for Muslims. However...
...later, Shaquille O’Neal clarifies that he is a man of many faiths, including Islam.
Perhaps because of the prevalent biases against the religion, Shaquille O’Neal chose a rather diplomatic stance saying “I’m Muslim. I’m Jewish. I’m Buddhist. I’m everybody…I’m a people person.”