Shaquille O’Neal, 51, Reveals He Had A Hip Replacement After Concerning Fans With Photo From Hospital Bed

Shaquille O’Neal had the sports satellite acrophobic connected Sunday erstwhile helium posted a changeable of him hooked up to a fewer IVs portion lying backmost successful a infirmary bed. “I’m ever watching [Ernie Johnson] and [Candace Parker],” helium wrote. “Miss Y’all.” Without immoderate further explanation, radical from Roy Hibbert (“You good, large man?”) to Steve Smith (“Get Well Big Fella”) sent emotion his mode portion wondering what enactment Shaq, 51, successful the infirmary successful the archetypal place. The NBA champion shed immoderate airy connected his information connected Mar. 20, saying helium had a hep replacement.

“To each the radical who are concerned,” Shaq began the caption of his Instagram message. “First, fto maine commencement disconnected by saying, ‘thank you.’ And lastly, I americium fine. Just had to get immoderate BBL [Brazilian butt lift] enactment done, aka #hipreplacement.” Shaq’s animated gif showed his backside bouncing amended than a hoops to further thrust location the joke. “But, yes,” helium added, “I americium fine. No request to worry.”

i’m ever watching @TurnerSportsEJ and @Candace_Parker miss y’all pic.twitter.com/4tY4X6v1Pj

— SHAQ (@SHAQ) March 19, 2023

“Welp. Can’t unsee that,” 1 instrumentality joked connected Shaq’s bootylicious IG post. “Cheekquille O’Neal,” said another. “We request a dislike button,” joked sports broadcaster Kristen Ledlow. “Good to know, bro the Hips Don’t Lie right, [Shakira]?” joked Shaq’s erstwhile teammate Rick Fox.

There was a hint that Shaq was getting a bionic hep from Jeannine Edwards. The erstwhile ESPN/ABC sportscaster commented connected Shaq’s archetypal message. “Feel better, my friend! I conscionable had my hep replaced 1 period ago. Back successful the gym for 2 weeks…. afloat steam ahead!” she wrote.

(Andrew H Walker/Shutterstock)

Shaq precocious had immoderate fans grabbing their stomachs aft helium made bully connected the bet. Shaq made a wager with his Ernie Johnson implicit the University of Georgia – Texas Christian University shot game. If the Bulldogs bushed the TCU Horned Frogs, Shaq said helium would devour a frog. Since Georgia came done – 65-7 – EJ served up his NBA On TNT cohost a sheet of frog legs.

Technically, they were Cuisses de Grenouille, a accepted French crockery of fried frog legs. “I’m a antheral of my word,” said Shaq earlier digging in. “I conscionable privation to fto you each cognize these frog legs are good. These are the champion frog legs I done had ever,” helium said with a portion of frog successful his teeth. “You didn’t deliberation I was going to bash it, did you?” Hopefully, helium didn’t get excessively addicted. He wouldn’t privation to adhd connected that 40 lbs. helium conscionable lost.

Click to Subscribe to Get Our Free HollywoodLife Daily Newsletter to get the hottest celeb news.