Shaquille O’Neal was no stranger to bullying, but unlike what you’re thinking, he was the one who got bullied! Yes, the big guy was bullied!
The Lakers legend might have been the most dominant big man on the court, but off it, the story is different. While his ferocity was a source of fear for his opponents, a young Shaq was used to a different kind of dominance. One where he was on the receiving end.
For someone who is 7’0″ tall and who during his childhood was bigger than everyone else, one would think that Shaq would not be bullied in any way.
Right? Wrong!
Shaquille O’Neal revealed that he was indeed bullied. Much. And the source of the bullying was not another big boy but a girl!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fCWV4EMHFu4
Shaquille O’Neal revealed that he was bullied, by a girl no less!
I guess we’re all afraid of something or the other. Despite being taller than all of his classmates, Shaq was afraid of this girl whom he called “Monica”.
On a show with Patrick Bet David, he revealed “I had this girl, Monica. She used to hit me all the time!
“. He starts acting like her and how she used to ask him for cupcakes and a shy Shaq would immediately hand him the candy from her.
That one took us by surprise! See a big guy like Shaq, who was already a whopping 6’6″ at age 13, being bullied by a girl is just unnerving.
There’s not much you can do when someone intimidating shows up who ignores all your notions about size. The Lakers legend learned this pretty early on. What do you think about this story? And who could this Monica have been?
