via essence: Shaquille O’Neal thanked his Inside the NBA co-hosts for their support since it was announced that his younger sister passed away on Thursday. His sister, Ayesha Harrison-Jex, passed away at the age of 40 after her fight with cancer. According to People Magazine, she was diagnosed three years ago. CLICK HERE to read story
via thegrio: Shaquille O’Neal’s got the ball in his court, and he plans on helping Papa John’s rebound by opening a number of restaurants on Historically Black College & Universities campuses across the country. The four-time NBA champion joined the Papa John’s Board of Directors earlier this year and invested in nine Papa John’s restaurants in […]
via BlackDoctor: Research has shown that black people are 20 times more likely than other ethnic groups to develop heart failure before the age of 50, and they are more likely to be hospitalized or die from heart failure than white Americans. Earlier this month, Arbor Pharmaceuticals, LLC partnered with Shaquille O’Neal to help shift […]
Shaquille O’Neal has bought new furniture for the family of a 5-year-old Atlanta girl who survived a dog attack that left another child dead. WAGA-TV reports (http://bit.ly/2nr8h4n ) Syari Sanders returned home this week after being hospitalized since the Jan. 17 attack. Sanders and 6-year-old Logan Braatz were walking to a bus stop when they […]
Ay, Shaq the sheriff! Ok, technically, former NBA star Shaquille O’Neal is now a reserve police officer in Doral, Florida, but says he has aspirations…
On Friday, September 6, at 1:00 PM ET, First Lady Michelle Obama will visit Orr Elementary in Washington, DC for a back to school event highlighting healthy changes happening in schools and across the country. Mrs. Obama will be joined by Shaquille O’Neal, Allyson Felix, Dominique Dawes, DC Public Schools Chancellor Kaya Henderson and […]
It’s been more than a year since NBA legend Shaquille O’Neal retired from the court, and he says he doesn’t miss it. The basketball champ has his eye on a new target… Diabetes. “It’s alarming,” says O’Neal. “We need to come together to try to help prevent the disease and stay healthy.” Nearly 26 million […]
Former NBA superstar-turned-epistemophiliac Shaquille O’Neal has been on the down low about trying to obtain his doctorate and he has finally achieved his dream. On Saturday, Shaq…
ABC’s Robin Roberts got together with recently retired NBA center Shaquille O’Neal to talk about his life after basketball for “Nightline.” Some of the highlights included Shaq showing off his 76k square foot home, Magic Johnson advising him to invest his money, wanting to referred to as Dr. O’Neal once he earns his PHD and […]
Shaquille O’Neal the man with four rings, 28,596 career points and scores of nicknames, has finally decided to call it quits, ending one of the most colorful careers in NBA history that will surely culminate with a Hall of Fame induction. O’Neal, 39, officially announced his retirement Wednesday using the new social media tool Tout, […]
Shaquille O’Neal the man with four rings, 28,596 career points and scores of nicknames, has finally decided to call it quits, ending one of the most colorful careers in NBA history that will surely culminate with a Hall of Fame induction. O’Neal, 39, officially announced his retirement Wednesday using the new social media tool Tout, […]
No sport has been more celebrated in the black community than the game of basketball. From the gifted athletes, to the way the players transcended their sport and became celebrities for their athletic talents, basketball, if not America’s game, is black America’s game. Here are nine basketball players who made it so. Related: 25 Reasons […]
