Shaquille O’Neal Under Fire For Comments About Angel Reese’s ‘Shorts’

Shaquille O’Neal has sparked outrage after making controversial feedback about WNBA star Angel Reese‘s outfit throughout a latest look on her podcast.

The four-time NBA champion’s feedback, which centered on Reese’s “little a-s shorts,” have been broadly condemned as inappropriate, prompting a fierce backlash from followers.

Angel Reese has beforehand acknowledged that Shaquille O’Neal is sort of a “father determine” to her as they’ve managed to take care of a cordial working relationship since she went professional.

The 52-year-old basketball legend has sparked issues from followers after seemingly uttering what some tagged to be sexist and misogynistic feedback about Reese’s “little a-s shorts.”

In response to Page Six, O’Neal made the remark throughout Thursday’s episode of the Chicago Sky ahead’s “Unapologetically Angel” podcast, the place he talked about how the outfit she wore to a “Wild ‘N Out” occasion in Chicago earlier this month might assist her make cash.

“Think about you in them similar little a-s shorts you had on on the ‘Wild ‘N Out’ present dunking. You understand how many T-shirts you gon’ promote? You trippin’,” he mentioned, referring to the blue shorts Reese wore that uncovered the decrease half of her buttocks.

He added, “Them similar little a-s shorts you had on at ‘Wild ‘n Out’… I am simply saying.”

Reese appeared uncomfortable with the feedback and interjected, “OK, all proper, all proper, all proper.”

Followers have since taken to social media to slam the previous Los Angeles Lakers star for what some referred to as his “perverted” and “creepy” remark.

Somebody wrote, “Shaq is 52 years outdated and has gotten a free move for being creepy as a result of he is an NBA legend. Angel Reese appears to be like at Shaq like a father determine mentor sort, and he is speaking about her in booty shorts, lmao.”

One other fan mentioned, “Angel Reese realized a painful lesson about males via Shaq in actual time, I concern.”

A 3rd consumer wrote, “I am glad persons are recognizing Shaq’s creepy and perverted habits. What I do not like is a few individuals following up with, ‘Properly, if Angel attire like that, what does she anticipate.’ She will be able to gown horny and nonetheless not need to be sexually harassed.”

Another particular person famous, “We maintain calling it bizarre, but it surely’s really perverted & clear that Shaq is sexualizing her. The saddest half is which you can hear the disdain in Angel’s voice but additionally her exhaling in frustration in hoping he was [a] trusted determine in her life, as a substitute was, as at all times, simply one other man.”

In the meantime, another netizens have argued that O’Neal did not sexualize Reese and that he was alluding to her mode of dressing.

“Possibly she ought to cease flaunting her physique in all places asking for sexual consideration,” an individual wrote. One other mentioned, “He mentioned dunk and it’ll make individuals tune in and Reese replied saying males will not get turned on from that and Shaq said- it is leisure persons are on the lookout for. It is clear the place her thoughts is at and his.”

In the meantime, Reese holds O’Neal in excessive regard that she considers him a “father determine” to her as they’ve managed to ascertain a working relationship since she grew to become a pressure to be reckoned with.

In response to the New York Put up, the 22-year-old basketball star invited O’Neal to her Senior Day festivities, often reserved for members of the family, again in January.

“He is tremendous inspiring to me,” she mentioned of O’Neal. “He is so real, he is been there for me via powerful occasions. He simply will get it, and there is not a extra excellent particular person for me to be tight with.”

Reese added, “We had enjoyable, and if I would like something, he would assist me … and he would do this even when I by no means performed basketball once more. He would not care about me as a participant, he cares about me as an individual.”

The basketball Corridor of Famer has been instrumental in Reese’s life and has seemingly stuffed the place of a “father determine” to her.

He reportedly suggested her to depart social media whereas she was away from the crew earlier this yr, with Reese revealing that he had been guiding her.

“One factor I at all times keep in mind he mentioned is, I’ve the world at my (fingertips),” Reese mentioned. “I might submit proper now on Instagram that I purchased a million-dollar residence, and persons are going to consider it as a result of that is how social media works. So when all of that was occurring, he was teaching me up.”

In response to NYP, Reese additional famous that O’Neal supported her by giving her recommendations on getting cash outdoors of the WNBA.

“Shaq is a businessman,” she famous. “He is very good, he is received his doctorate, lots of people do not know that he is really ‘Dr. Shaq.’ He is given me a enterprise mindset. He talks about me proudly owning part of Reebok sometime, he desires me to consider how the WNBA goes to be my summer time job, so what else can I do (to make cash) so I haven’t got to go play abroad if I do not need to.”

Reese added, “He jogs my memory that I should be dominating within the sport, however I ought to have lots of different stuff. Basketball is second to me. He is helped me form that mindset.”