ORrecent Big podcast with Shaq, NBA legend Shaquille O’Neal criticized Kyrie Irving for a complaint about Boston Celtics fans shouted curses at him during Brooklyn Nets“Game 1 loss.
Shaq recalled his high school basketball days when the opposing team set up a black effigy with his jersey. He also said that during his LSU days, Mississippi the fans called himmagilla gorilla“- a cartoon character from Hanna Barbera Productions.
“I once played against them [Mississippi State] and Chris Jackson, and the fans started yelling, “Who is your dad? Who is your father? Yeah, it was wild,” Shaq said. – When I and Stanley Roberts would come up to the free throw line, one side would say, “Magilla,” the other side would say, “Gorilla,” and the whole crowd would say, “Oh-oh-oh-oh.”
“I found it funny, but I don’t worry about it.”
O’Neal said his father told him not to worry about what the fans were saying, explaining that black athletes love Muhammad Ali and Bill Russell had to experience the worst racism. After all, Shaq is all for Irving takes revenge on Celtics fans like he didbut says he can’t complain if he makes millions of dollars a year playing basketball.
Shaq wants to coach the Lakers
Shaq also took the time to say that he is interested in coaching Los Angeles Lakersif the price is right. Lakers fire head coach Frank Vogel after three seasons and are currently looking for a new leader on the bench.
“If I were offered $25 million per year I will coach the Lakers for four years,” Shaq said.
O’Neal entered the conversation at the opening of the head coach when Master P said he wanted to coach the Lakers with a big man as an assistant. Shaq, however, said he would not take the job as an assistant coach, even though he has a great relationship with Master P, a rapper and actor who made two NBA rosters in 1998 and 1999 but never made it through the preseason.
“Let’s just say they’re talking to Master P and not choosing him,” Shaq said. “Now I’m just going to go to a side meeting and just say, ‘Hey, I know you don’t want to consider my good friend Master P, but if you want me, that’s the fee.”