Basketball Legend Shaq O’Neal revealed when he tried to impress Halle Berry back in the 2000s NBA game
Indeed, the 2000s Halle Berry was different, with her charismatic beauty anybody would fall to grab her attention. Shaq recalls how he tried to impress the American model back then, at that time Shaquille O’Neal used to play for the Lakers.
Back then Laker’s roaster was full of legends with the likes of Kobe Bryant, Rick Fox and of course, the ‘Big Guy’ Shaquille O’Neal himself. The Lakers were one of the most dominating teams during that era. Not only the fans but even the celebrities would come to watch star-studded Lakers in action.
Shaq Reveals He Told Kobe Bryant Not To Shoot To Impress Halle Berry
During Kobe’s and Shaq’s time at the Lakers during the 2000s, both of them set the league on fire with their back-to-back astonishing performances. Under both of them, the Lakers managed to win three titles in 2000,2001 and 2002. Interestingly O’Neal secured the MVP award in each of the finals.
Shaq told Kobe not to take any shoot
During one of their NBA games back in the 2000s, Halle had come to watch the Lakers in action. Shaq got so influenced by Halle’s presence in the arena, he decided to go on solo mode so that Halle can be impressed by his gameplay. Although Shaq was already married at that time but did not hesitate to express his feelings for the star. During halftime, he told his team including Kobe not to shoot the ball because he wanted to run the game for Halle. She is here for me and I want to impress her. Unfortunately, Shaq never got the chance to be Halle’s romantic partner. Shaq never stopped shooting his shots even with several women. The Halle story has to be the best part of his playing days.
Who is Halle Berry
Halle Berry is an American actress, who began her career as a model. She even participated in several beauty contests. She got sixth place in the Miss World competition in 1986. She was one of the highest-paid actresses in Hollywood during the 2000s. She has even appeared in the action film John Wick: Chapter 3- Parabellum (2019).
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