Of the many nicknames bestowed on all-time great big man Shaquille O’Neal is “The Big Aristotle.” While that might fit his NBA playing days, a better nickname for him as an NBA talking head would be “The Big Ignoramous.”
O’Neal, prolifically and seemingly proudly, has zero idea what he’s talking about on a nightly basis. It’s a disservice to the game, its players, and its fans.
Recently, he was caught on his home broadcast, Inside the NBA, repeatedly thinking that Chauncey Billups was the head coach of the Detroit Pistons. He also recently dismissed the Pistons as a “boring” team while also insisting they were four games under .