NBA dunk contest winner leaps up and over Shaq to claim 1st place

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To the awe even the NBA’s elite All-Stars, guard Hamidou Diallo leaped over 7-foot-1-inch Shaquille O’Neal to win the 2019 dunk contest. 

For emphasis, the Oklahoma City Thunder rookie then hung from the rim by his elbow joint before revealing a Superman shirt hidden beneath his jersey.

Shaq, who once dominated the NBA will his 7’1″, 325-pound frame, had his head slightly bowed, but Diallo still made his point and cleared the Hall of Famer’s head with some room to spare.

Hamidou Diallo got ⬆ over Shaq#PhotoOfTheNight pic.twitter.com/ju54EAc6qp

— ESPN (@espn) February 17, 2019

Highlights from the 2019 dunking event can be viewed below, though Diallo’s slam starts at the 1:35 mark. Read more…

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This backpack made for Shaq is too large for us tiny mortals

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Finally, somebody has designed a backpack for four-time NBA champion Shaquille O’Neal.

It’s so large.

Sprayground, a streetwear company that focuses on backpacks, teamed up with Shaq to create a product that fits the 7-foot-1 basketball legend. It’s available now along with a couple of other backpacks inspired by the star of Kazaam.

Shaq and his backpacks.

Shaq and his backpacks.

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The three backpacks were designed by David Ben-David, Sprayground’s creative director and founder, with some help from Shaq himself. The two backpacks you see on the left are normal-sized, one of which features Shaq as the star of a $34 bill (a reference to the number he wore with the Los Angeles Lakers). The other portrays Shaq as a cartoon among other Sprayground characters. Read more…

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Victoria Beckham and Shaq star in the weirdest ‘Sharknado’ parody ever

We have a feeling this whole concept was probably borne from someone on The Late Late Show really, really wanting to make the “Shaqnado” pun.
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