Shaq and Pappy. The picture the Naismith Hall of Famer posted from Buffalo Distillery went unnoticed two weeks ago, but there could be a hidden Kentucky basketball recruiting message.
O’Neal sampled Pappy Van Winkle at the Buffalo Trace Distillery on September 22, the day before the Kentucky-Florida football game. When The State-Journal asked Buffalo Trace why O’Neal made the visit, the distillery declined to comment on Shaq’s visit.
Timing says the visit might have to do with his son.
Earlier this week, a recruiting analyst predicted Shareef O’Neal would flip his commitment from Arizona to Kentucky.