When it comes to aliases, nobody can touch Shaquille O’Neal. Throughout his playing career, he picked up (and gave himself) more nicknames than anybody other than maybe pro wrestlers and Sean Combs.
Excluding those picked up later in his career — like Big Shaqtus or Big Shamrock — here are the top nicknames that Shaq (also a nickname) picked up from his time in Los Angeles.
Big Aristotle
After being named NBA MVP in 2000, O’Neal decided to celebrate by unveiling his latest nickname. Though not exactly a world-shaping philosopher Shaq did graduate with a bachelor’s degree from LSU that same year and, in 2005, added an MBA from the University of Phoenix to his educational accomplishments.