This popular professional athlete is now retired, but he is still in high demand as a commercial pitchman. In fact, he earns more money filming 30-second commercials than he did playing ball!
Can you guess who this famous athlete is?
See the answer after the break!
You were right if you guessed the handsome young lad is former L.A. Lakers and Miami Heat superstar Shaquille O’Neal! The 46-year-old TV pitchman posted this throwback photo of himself in his younger days on Instagram.com on Wednesday.
He captioned the image: “I was bumping that public enemy”.
I INSTANTLY knew it was Shaq! He still looks the same.
That was an easy one.
Guessing his age right here, would’ve been the hard part. Hes probably like 9.
Those are only Shaq’s crusty lips. Wow though.. more money for commercials than ball? I CAN’T STAND not one of those corny General commericals.
Pitchman… Shaq is an investor.
I’m not even sure he’ll do a commercial or pitch anything without equity.
Crusty, that’s Krispy Kreme. That’s why he bought all them franchises.
I thought it was Meek Mill. Oops.
Meek was ugly [still is]
lol so did I !!!! hahahaha
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LOL F*** NO!
Me too! Lol
so did I
Lol for a split second I did, until I said to myself that big head is Shaq! hahahah
Obviously we didn’t read the post lol.
Lol…he is not an athlete…unless you consider being lame an athletic skill
I knew it!!!! He’s got great comedic timing that’s what sells…
I dig his personality he seems like a fun guy
I can’t with you!
I love Shaq in them dumb commercials!!!
Me too. For some reason it screamed Shaq (or maybe the hint gave it away) either way I knew the answer before I clicked “read more”
Shaq has my Cryin in those dumb commercials! The General and those Icy Hot commercials!!! LOLLOLLOL!!!!!
MY GOD!!!! That ring is bigger than my WHOLE hand!
He was better looking in years gone by.
Them NBA dudes still kicking themselves over Google! !
He’s funny… a comedian, athlete and a sheriff all rolled into one…. lol
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I will take Shaq and the General OVER THAT DAMN Progressive BOX ANY DAY…..I real life wish I could put a hit out on him. I HATE HIM!!!!!!!!!! (and I KNOW THAT IS SUPPOSE to be the GAG), but OMG….he does his job too well. I hate him..LOLOLOLOLOL.
Shaq is an icon
I KNEW IT!
How cute was Shaq.
I remember that beat-box. I always wanted the one that stood 3 feet off the ground and was 5 feet wide, and you needed help to get it on your shoulders. Man, the good ole days…
Shaq would’ve got clowned with that little box, being that he was so tall…lol!
I would probably cause your shoulder to hurt it’s so heavy…
I had a pair of his basketball sneakers with the pump. Things got serious when you put that air in your shoe lining!
You said Shaq would get clowned with his boom box, but you wore Shaq shoes…
I had a box too…Boy, I went through some many batteries…
When? giggles
LOL…You don’t like the Progressive Box? He is too funny.He be doing the most thinking he is a real person. I like when he said, “I brought the chinchilla”. LOL
My dad had one. I woyld get hime and use it till 4pm and put it back. ??
Shaq was a cutie
Reebock pumps were incredible you thinking of the payless kicks he came out with
8 D batteries all black with silver rimmed speakers was how my box rocked..
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Yeah I had pumps. You said Shaq’s though.
Pumps an LA Gear was like iconic shoes oic the 90s.
Never, well maybe a lil cute in the dark while you squint yours eyes after he signed that NBA contract
back when he actually had a neck lol
You got style points for having one.
Yup. Two different things.
Shooot you couldn’t tell me nothing with my cassette recorder or my walk man.
It was the life.
“Don’t fret girl, go paperless. I got the discount that you neeeeed” – Progressive Box
Hahahaha
he was cuter as a kid, Malik Yoba lips and all.
Lips just as ashy. Bless his heart ?? lol
:-)… Nice memory
LOL and he was probably 2 and a half in that pic.
awww Shaq at 2.5 years old. adorable.
LOLOLLLL… the Progressive box in the classroom with the kids when they were like: where’s your belly button? how do you go to the bathroom? CRACKED me up every damn time girl.
Nice!! lol
When life was simple.
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OMG LOLOLOLOLOLOLOL, yes, I loved that one….them kids put HIM back in his place. LOLOLOLOLOL
Now, I HATE you. LOLOLOLOLOLOL. That is when I really started hating him. LOLOLOLOLOL
Right!!!! and I am short so I would lean when I walk. LOLOLOL
have you seen the new one where he is at the airport and he is in customs because he has to declare stuff he got, and he goes on and on about his trip and what he has learned, and the person says, do you have anything you would like to declare, and he says, “I thought that is what I just did” LOLOLOLOLOLOLOL. I hate him. He’s an ass. LOLOLOLOLOOLOLOL.
Sidebar: Progressive must be rolling in the doe, if they can afford to do 3 different marketing platforms. They have the assshat box (LOL), Flo, and then Flo’s reject / understudy.
He looked better when he was younger. I wouldn’t have never guess that was Shaq.
I’ll take the Box over Flo any day tho. For some reason I want to push her into traffic…..
LOLOLOLOL. I will keep Flo, but I can understand, because she DOES look like one of those women who try to be a smartass while flashing a big grin at you..and you want to punch them in the face. LOLOLOLOLOL
LOLLOLLOL!!!!
Yeah and I’m looking at the contract and not him!
My JVC walkman with the reverse play button is in a box somewhere in my attic. We would pay good money for NYC mixtapes. Mr. Magic and DJ Red Alert were popping back then.
Yep that’s Shaq before Barry White passed and he stole his voice! Lol
He was a cutie.
AAAAAAAAAHAHAHAHAHAHA
I love Shaq lol was gonna name Choke 25 Shaquille. He was a cutie and that boom box brought Radio Shack and Tokyo Shapiro memories.
Yes, I couldn’t wait to go back to NYC summer and holidays.
Respect!!!
already knew it was Shaq’s big doofy ass…