NBA legend Shaquille O’Neal publicly admitted to chasing teammate Dorell Wright naked in the locker room during his stint with the Miami Heat. NBA great Shaquille O’Neal is one of the most well-known figures in league history, leaving an indelible mark at every stop.
The Miami Heat were no exception during his four-year career with the team. O’Neal told former Heat guard Mario Chalmers about the day he chased teammate Dorell Wright around the locker room while nude.
O’Neal said on Playmaker HQ’s ‘The Big Podcast with Shaq’:
“You got to understand that when I’m on a team, I’m the president, I am the emperor, so when you’re a rookie, do what the [expletive] I say, man, or I got to show you how to get down like this was around the time you could really put hands on people,”
“So I told him [Dorell Wright] to do something; he didn’t do it, and like he’s also similar to me cause he’s a jokester, he thought I was playing, so I said yo man, and I chased him around the locker room. I was butt naked.”
The 15-time All-Star big player and Hall of Famer Dwyane Wade won a championship with the Heat. He averaged 19.6 points and 9.1 rebounds during his stint at Miami.
Wright is the older brother of Heat guard Delon Wright, whom the team recently acquired. Although it’s safe to say he won’t have the same experiences as his brother, the Heat are a team full of comedic moments.