SHAQ

Shaquille Rashaun O'Neal (born: ), better known online as SHAQ or DJ DIESEL, is an American DJ and former professional basketball player. 
==History==
O'Neal was born on March 6, 1972, in Newark, New Jersey, to Lucille O'Neal and Joe Toney. https://www.britannica.com/biography/Shaquille-ONeal Toney struggled with drug addiction and was imprisoned for drug possession when O'Neal was an infant. Upon his release, he did not resume a place in O'Neal's life and instead agreed to relinquish his parental rights to O'Neal's Jamaican stepfather, Phillip Arthur Harrison. https://andscape.com/features/shaq-to-biological-father-i-dont-hate-you/ O'Neal remained estranged from his biological father for decades. O'Neal had not spoken with Toney or expressed an interest in establishing a relationship. https://articles.latimes.com/2002/jun/11/sports/sp-plaschke11 On his 1994 rap album, Shaq Fu: The Return, O'Neal voiced his feelings for Toney in the song "Biological Didn't Bother", dismissing him with the line "Phil is my father." However, O'Neal's feelings toward Toney mellowed in the years following Harrison's death in 2013, and the two met for the first time in March 2016, with O'Neal telling him, "I don't hate you. I had a good life. I had Phil." https://andscape.com/features/shaq-to-biological-father-i-dont-hate-you/ 
By age 13, O'Neal was already 6 ft 6 in tall. He credited the Boys & Girls Clubs of America in Newark with giving him a safe place to play and keeping him off the streets. "It gave me something to do," he said. "I'd just go there to shoot. I didn't even play on a team." https://web.archive.org/web/20060628074957/http://www.parade.com/articles/editions/2000/edition_02-13-2000/Boys_And_Girls_Clubs Because of his stepfather's career in the military, the family left Newark, moving to military bases in Germany. http://www.army.mil/article/122380/Shaq_sets_bar_high_for_Young_Lives__BIG_Stories_campaign/ 
After returning from Germany, O'Neal's family settled in San Antonio, Texas. By age 16, O'Neal had grown to 6 ft 10 in, and he began playing basketball at Robert G. Cole High School. https://web.archive.org/web/20120614142912/http://articles.sun-sentinel.com/2004-07-11/sports/0407110264_1_lucille-o-neal-shaq-attack-shaquille-rashaun-o-neal 
After graduating from high school, O'Neal studied business at Louisiana State University. He had first met Tigers coach Dale Brown years earlier in Europe. While playing for Brown at LSU, O'Neal was a two-time All-American, two-time SEC Player of the Year, and received the Adolph Rupp Trophy as NCAA men's basketball player of the year in 1991, he was also named college player of the year by AP and UPI. O'Neal left LSU early to pursue his NBA career. https://web.archive.org/web/20080603142656/http://media.www.dailytexanonline.com/media/storage/paper410/news/2000/12/12/Sports/Oneal.To.Get.Degree.From.Lsu-701598.shtml He was later inducted into the LSU Hall of Fame. https://web.archive.org/web/20210224144807/https://www.barrystickets.com/lakers/lakers-players/shaquille-oneal.php 
The Orlando Magic drafted O'Neal with the 1st overall pick in the 1992 NBA draft. In the summer before moving to Orlando, he spent time in Los Angeles under the tutelage of Hall of Famer Magic Johnson. http://universe.byu.edu/2015/04/28/college-triple-double-header-kyle-collinsworth-versus-shaquille-oneal/ O'Neal wore number 32 because Terry Catledge refused to relinquish the 33 jersey. https://web.archive.org/web/20170908065336/http://articles.orlandosentinel.com/1992-08-25/sports/9208250132_1_shaq-catledge-oneal O'Neal was named the Player of the Week in his first week in the NBA. http://www.nba.com/sixers/news/131104-mcw-eastern-player-week 
On June 1, 2011, O'Neal announced his retirement via social media. http://sports.espn.go.com/boston/nba/news/story?id=6615886http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/technology/2011/06/shaq-announces-nba-retirement-on-twitter-using-tout-iphone-app.html On a short video on Twitter, O'Neal tweeted, "We did it. Nineteen years, baby. I want to thank you very much. That's why I'm telling you first. I'm about to retire. Love you. Talk to you soon." On June 3, 2011, O'Neal held a press conference at his home in Orlando to officially announce his retirement. https://sports.yahoo.com/nba/news;_ylt=Ajvk5YYrwHEHSQW8rvffiEK8vLYF?slug=ap-shaqretires 
==Bibliography==
*Shaq Attaq! (1994)
*A Good Reason to Look Up (1998)
*Shaq and the Beanstalk and Other Very Tall Tales (1999)
*Shaq Talks Back (2002)
*Shaq Uncut: My Story (2011)
*Little Shaq (2015)
*Little Shaq Takes a Chance (2016)
*Little Shaq: Star of the Week (2016)
*Shaq's Family Style (2022)
==Discography==
===Albums===
*Shaq Diesel (1993)
*Shaq Fu: Da Return (1994)
*You Can't Stop the Reign (1996)
*Steel (1997)
*Respect (1998)
*Shaquille O'Neal Presents His Superfriends, Vol. 1 (2001)
*Gorilla Warfare (2023)
===Singles===
*Bang (2019)
*Tear It Up (2020)
*Welcome to the Playhouse (2022)
*Chaos (2023)
==Filmography==
===Film===
*Blue Chips (1994)
*Kazaam (1996)
*Good Burger (1997)
*Steel (1997)
*He Got Game (1998)
*The Wash (2001)
*Freddy Got Fingered (2001)
*After the Sunset (2004)
*Scary Movie 4 (2006)
*The House Bunny (2008)
*Jack and Jill (2011)
*Grown Ups 2 (2013)
*The Smurfs 2 (2013)
*The Lego Movie (2014)
*Blended (2014)
*Show Dogs (2018)
*Uncle Drew (2018)
*What Men Want (2019)
*Hubie Halloween (2020)
===Television===
*The Arsenio Hall Show (1992)
*Arliss (1996)
*For Your Love (2001)
*My Wife and Kids (2001)
*Jackass (2001)
*Curb Your Enthusiasm (2001)
*Static Shock (2002)
*The Parkers (2002-2004)
*The Bernie Mac Show (2003)
*The Tracy Morgan Show (2004)
*Johnny Bravo (2004)
*Shaquille (2005)
*Punk'd (2005)
*American Idol (2007)
*Shaq Vs. (2009)
*WWE Raw (2009)
*Sonny with a Chance (2010)
*The Cleveland Show (2011)
*Fear Factor (2011)
*Real Husbands of Hollywood (2013)
*Jimmy Kimmel Live! (2013 & 2017)
*Southland (2013)
*Upload with Shaquille O'Neal (2013)
*Uncle Grandpa (2014)
*Highston (2015)
*Fresh Off the Boat (2015-2016)
*Off to School (2015)
*Lip Sync Battle (2016)
*Pickle and Peanut (2016)
*The Simpsons (2017)
*Drop the Mic (2018)
*Shaq Does Shark Week (2018)
*Rock & Roll Trip with Sammy Hagar (2020)
*Graduate Together: America Honors the High School Class of 2020 (2020)
*Home Movie: The Princess Bride (2020)
*Shaq Life (2020-Present)
*Legacy: The True Story of the LA Lakers (2022)
==References==
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