NBA legend Shaquille O’Neal recounts a hilarious case of a police officer who pulled him over for speeding in a Buick.
One of the most dominant players to ever play the game, Shaquille O’Neal overpowered his opponents with his mere physical presence, standing over two meters tall.
The former Lakers center was a terror in the paint, smashing rims and backboards every night.
While Big Diesel’s size might have been a blessing for his professional basketball career, it was a mixed blessing. Given Shaq’s physical attributes, it’s safe to assume the Hall of Famer has challenges in his daily activities compared to your average Joe.
At just 13 years old, Shaq was 6-foot-6, shooting up to 6-foot-10 by the time he was 16. So it’s no surprise to him that the LSU graduate was the tallest of his lot.
Wearing a size 22 shoe, one can’t imagine the former Lakers center driving to the mall to go shopping.
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Speaking of driving, one can imagine Shaq in no less than a custom SUV. However, the fifteen-time All-Star also got by in a Buick.
Shaquille O’Neal recalls a hilarious case with a police officer that involved him speeding.
It’s common knowledge that Shaq turns heads wherever he goes, and this might have been the case even if he wasn’t an NBA superstar. Standing over 7 feet tall and weighing 325 pounds, it’s not hard to spot an individual of Diesel’s size.
During a recent podcast, the three-time Finals MVP recounted an instance where he was pulled over by a cop in a Buick, only to be shocked by the fact that it fit in a car.
“So many people asked me about a Buick that I went out and bought one, and one day I was driving from Atlanta to Florida, speeding, and then a cop pulled me over. ‘License and registration please,’ and then when he came over to the window, he was like, ‘Oh shit, you really fit in,’ and he let me go, I was in a Buick, I fit in.”
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Well, there’s no denying that being genetically gifted is a double-edged sword for Big Diesel. The former Lakers superstar pulls off the ‘gentle giant’ label with absolute ease.
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