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Shaquille O'Neal says the Earth is FLAT in bizarre rant dismissing 'all that gravity stuff'
2017-03-20
  • The Hall of Famer made the claim during an episode of his podcast last month

  • 'So, listen, I drive from coast to coast, and this s*** is flat to me,' the big man said

  • Shaq doubled down by saying satellite imagery could be 'drawn and made up'

  • The claim was in defense of Kyrie Irving - who said the same thing last month
    Guess all his free throws actually entered another dimension at the top of their arc and must therefore be deducted from the historical scores?
    It does explain why he was such a lousy free throw shooter...
    • Posted by:Blossom Unains5562

    #17  Last time I fell down it was pretty flat.
    Posted by: Skidmark   2017-03-20 22:00  

    #16  Shaq left LSU early for the big NBA bucks. I saw a PR ad not long ago with him saying he went back and got his degree, because he promised his mama he would. He's always seemed to me to be a pretty good guy and role model to the kids. Hoping this this is just him goofing around. (Too bad Wilt was his free throw model...)
    Posted by: Glenmore   2017-03-20 19:20  

    #15  Another low information voter.
    Posted by: Nero White 3083   2017-03-20 17:39  

    #14  How does Shaq feel about GW/CC? Little green men working under the ice in Antarctica?
    Posted by: JohnQC   2017-03-20 15:30  

    #13  I'm hoping Shaq is trolling because this is pretty funny.

    On the other hand, the brother has a point since gravity was invented by a dead white guy.
    Posted by: SteveS   2017-03-20 12:35  

    #12  Another great example of why its so instructive when celebrities wish to educate the rest of us on things like "diversity". They're clearly brighter and more contemplative than the rest of us.
    Posted by: Crusader   2017-03-20 11:12  

    #11  He's just messin' with ya.
    Posted by: gorb   2017-03-20 10:32  

    #10  If anyone knows anything about overcoming gravity, it's the Shaq.
    Posted by: Bright Pebbles   2017-03-20 09:35  

    #9  In bizarro world the earth is a cube. This model may be the one Shaq adopted.
    Posted by: Alaska Paul   2017-03-20 09:24  

    #8  Our so called "elites" are a very pathetic group of people.
    Posted by: DarthVader   2017-03-20 09:18  

    #7  I have "Diversity Awareness" (Advocacy) indoctrination today. This might be a good story to bring up.
    Posted by: Vast Right Wing Conspiracy   2017-03-20 08:55  

    #6  I'm not believing anything until I hear it from Hank 'flip over' Johnson (Congress D-GA)

    Video
    Posted by: Besoeker   2017-03-20 08:02  

    #5  Athletes. They earn college degrees.
    Posted by: Rob Crawford   2017-03-20 07:51  

    #4  Assuming this was not some Shaq sized chain pulling, it's just one more example of "Weird things athletes say."

    Of course this maps into all celebrities commenting on things outside their area of expertise.
    Posted by: AlanC   2017-03-20 07:45  

    #3  A large cohort of people believe anything he says, cause they "wear bassetbaw shoes just like his" paid for with taxpayer dollars.
    Posted by: M. Murcek   2017-03-20 06:27  

    #2  This is another example of why we should be skeptical of claims by famous people and instead do our own research.

    You can easily prove the earth is round by measuring the shadow of a stick pointed upward (except right near the poles where nobody lives).
    Posted by: rammer   2017-03-20 00:55  

    #1  "Copernicus? Cracka, get serious!"
    Shaq's takin' a knee. "You're delirious."
    Diversity's rainbow?
    O'Neal on the downlow?
    "Not even a teensy bit curious."
    Posted by: Zenobia Floger6220   2017-03-20 00:48  

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