Shaquille O’Neal: ‘Players now don’t like contact ... I’d just beat you up’

The NBA legend reflects on his business career, the modern basketball era and whether Victor Wembanyama is destined for greatness

GLOBAL SUPERSTAR: Shaquille O'Neal. (Photo by Francois Nel/Getty Images)

During his playing days, it was easy to define Shaquille O’Neal – the most dominant center in the NBA and one of the greatest players in the league’s history. It’s not so simple nowadays.

Since he retired from professional basketball 11 years ago, O’Neal has branched out and pursued ventures in all sorts of spaces; so much so that it doesn’t all fit on his LinkedIn profile.