Shaquille O’Neal, the legendary NBA star, is facing legal trouble, according a report.
The legendary NBA big man, who played for 19 seasons and won four championships, is facing legal trouble after getting into it at UFC 314 in Miami, Florida on Saturday evening. O’Neal was one of several celebrities at the UFC event in South Beach on Saturday. President Trump was also in the crowd, shaking hands with several of the big timers in attendance.
However, O’Neal could find himself in actual trouble, following his run-in with a popular streamer on Saturday night. O’Neal got into it with popular YouTuber Adin Ross.
O’Neal allegedly threatened Ross, who has been taunting him on social media, in video that was captured from UFC 314 in Miami on Saturday night.
The heated interaction between the two at Miami’s Kaseya Center went viral.
Ross shared footage on social media, which appears to show O’Neal mouthing some threats, including the K-word (kill), while also appearing to do the slashing-throat gesture.
Now, Ross is threatening to take legal action against O’Neal. According to the Daily Mail, Ross is considering suing O’Neal, who made close to $300 million during his NBA career, along with hundreds of millions in endorsements and business deals.
“@shaq, please do it, I can’t wait to sue,” Ross said on his Instagram Story.
Ross is known for controversy, constantly getting into it in public, because he knows he’ll go viral and his audience will eat it up. Of course, that’s what’s happened here. Ross has previously taken jabs at O’Neal online and the NBA legend appears to have real beef with the YouTuber.
O’Neal, 53, has been retired for several years, though he remains close to the sport, working for NBA on TNT.
It’ll be interesting to see if O’Neal’s antics at the Miami UFC event will have any impact on his professional career. O’Neal is known for his big-time personality – that’s what makes him great on TV – but he should know better than to get into it with someone like Ross, who is below him, at a public event.
