Cleveland Cavaliers baskeball star Shaquille O’Neal has admitted more than once he is interested in a career in the law force. This may very well be the next step after his career in the NBA. It is said that when he gets time off from his busy basketball career, the 7 ft. 1 in. center hangs out with the 5-0 as a reserve L.A. Port police officer, and in Miami he serves as a Beach reserve officer.
Shaq was also part of the Maricopa County Sherriff Posse in Arizona, until he was relieved of his duties after going after NBA player Kobe Bryant in a rap battle. But now, “Officer O’Neal” wants to be with the po-po in Cleveland.
Black Voices reports: “Shaq applied to become a special deputy with the Cuyahoga County Sheriff. If his application is approved, he would require 36 hours of police training and take an Ohio police exam. If he completes the training and passes the test, he will be deputized.
“But what does a special deputy do? Not much, but just enough. The title allows him to carry a firearm and make arrests, but he would not be a paid formal employee. That’s right, he’s being a cop for the fun of it!”
The star players of the Cleveland Cavaliers, Lebron James and Shaquille O’Neal, were spotted by the paparazzi on Wednesday (Oct 28) as they left their hotel to go to the Air Canada Center in Toronto, Canada to play against the Toronto Raptors.
R&B singer Ne-Yo launched a new ad campaign for Alfani (clothing brand) in New York, actress Kerry Washington attended a luncheon hosted by the Hollywood Foreign Press Association in Beverly Hills and actor/former NFL player Terry Crews paid a visit to Planet Hollywood in New York City Tuesday (Aug 11).
Ne-Yo
Ne-Yo
Terry Crews
Terry Crews
Kerry Washington
Kerry Washington
We’ve also posted recent photos of Samuel L. Jackson, Mos Def, Gabrielle Union and others attending various events throughout the past few days. Continue reading to check them out and click each picture for more info!
NBA star Shaquille O’Neal attended a press conference for his new television show, “Shaq Vs,” at the Loews Santa Monica Hotel Wednesday (Aug 5) in Santa Monica, CA. In the new ABC reality series, Shaq will take on Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Ben Roethlisberger in football, Michael Phelps in swimming, Serena Williams in tennis and other famous athletes in their respective sports. There will, of course, be negotiations of a handicap before the big man takes on his competitors; for instance, Michael Phelps may have to swim 2 or 3 laps for every lap that Shaq swims, just to be fair.
Shaq told USA Today he came up with the idea of the show as a way to train for his upcoming NBA season as a Cleveland Cavalier. He believes people would definitely be interested in the idea of an athlete playing another sport. According to USA Today, episodes will show O’Neal as he prepares for the challenges, hosts news conferences and spends time with needy kids before climaxing with the main event.
The show premieres on ABC next Tuesday, August 18th at 9/8c.
Justin Timberlake can be seen here lugging around his Louis Vuitton bags as he arrives at Tom Bradley International Terminal at LAX airport in Los Angeles Thursday (Jul 2) after returning from Germany.
After hooping it up with Shaquille O’Neal, Chris Tucker and Bow Wow at Shaq’s crib, Chris and Bow Wow hit up the bowling alley where he announced a new album, a new single, gave a shout-out to his fans and let everyone know that he’s “not a monster” via Bow Wow’s Justin.tv page.
“I just wanna say what up ’cause I ain’t been out there in a minute, but a new album’s gonna be coming soon, called Graffiti… I’m about to drop a single this summer for y’all, we ain’t going nowhere… Everybody out there that’s haters, they just been haters. All my real fans, I love y’all … I ain’t a monster.”
This is very true Mr. Brown, but we’re not so sure if people want to hear what you have to say, or see you out promoting an album for that matter, this soon. Just give it some time. Continue reading for the video.
Check out this hilarious video of your boy Shaquille O’Neal pop-locking and dancing with the JabbaWockeeZ at the 2009 NBA All-Star game. He knows he’s too damn big for all that lol!
Michael Jordan and his apparel company, Jordan Brand, hosted the Fabulous 23 Cocktail Party and Dinner as a part of the ongoing festivities for NBA All-Star Weekend 2009, held in Phoenix, Arizona this past weekend. Celebrity attendees included: Ludacris, Chris Tucker, Shaquille O’Neal and more. Continue reading for the rest!
Ciroc Vodka and retired NBA player Kenny Smith hosted an “All Star Jam” party to celebrate NBA All-Star Weekend 2009 in Phoenix, Arizona. The celebrity guest list included Shaquille O’Neal, Busta Rhymes, Brutha, Common and more. Continue reading for the rest of the pics and keep checking back for more pics from NBA All-Star Weekend 2009!
NEW YORK CITY // MONDAY, AUGUST 4TH 2008 » Phoenix Sun basketball star Shaquille O’Neal was spotted signing autographs for a couple of fans (and even tickling one … aww!) as he and a friend left his hotel in Manhattan a few days ago. Hopefully he wasn’t putting on for the cameras because I love to see celebrities do stuff like this every now and then.
