LSU star Angel Reese revealed she had to call Shaquille O’Neal and ask him to tone down the superlatives the former NBA star was giving her after the Tigers won the national championship.
In the aftermath of the national title game and all the controversy that came with it, O’Neal dubbed her the greatest Tigers athlete ever. O’Neal put her over himself, Joe Burrow, Lolo Jones and Pete Maravich. However, Reese appeared on “The Breakfast Club” in New York City and said she talked to O’Neal about the remarks.
“I called him after that and I was like, ‘You know how much pressure you just put on me? You know how much?’” she said.
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Angel Reese, #10 of the LSU Lady Tigers, handles the ball against the Iowa Hawkeyes during the 2023 NCAA Women’s Basketball Tournament National Championship at American Airlines Center on April 2, 2023 in Dallas. (C. Morgan Engel/NCAA Photos via Getty Images)
Reese said O’Neal told her, “I don’t give a f—.”
“I feel like I haven’t done nothing yet, so I told him, ‘Don’t even say that yet,” she added. “I won a championship, but I just don’t feel like I’ve done enough. I don’t think I’ve done enough.”
Reese transferred to LSU from Maryland and led the Tigers to the championship over Iowa earlier his month. Through the adversity of facing the National Player of the Year and going through the backlash she received for giving Caitlin Clark the business on the court, O’Neal put her in the upper echelon of LSU sports.
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Angel Reese, #10 of the LSU Lady Tigers, smiles in celebration after defeating the Iowa Hawkeyes during the 2023 NCAA Women’s Basketball Tournament National Championship at American Airlines Center on April 2, 2023 in Dallas. (C. Morgan Engel/NCAA Photos via Getty Images)
“She’s probably the greatest athlete to ever come out of LSU sports. You heard it here first. Man and female,” O’Neal said on the latest episode of “The Big Podcast with Shaq.”
“Because, guess what? She delivered. She delivered that package. See, a lot of us got the package, and we still got the package in our truck. She delivered that package. So, you know, there’s a lot of names you could throw around — men and women — but she’s probably the greatest athlete.
“Some people are going to exclude it to women athletes. I’m not doing that. She’s the greatest athlete to ever come out of LSU.”
Reese was named the Most Outstanding Player of the tournament.
Angel Reese, #10 of the LSU Lady Tigers, looks on during the first half against the Virginia Tech Hokies during the 2023 NCAA Women’s Basketball Tournament Final Four semifinal game at American Airlines Center on March 31, 2023 in Dallas. (Maddie Meyer/Getty Images)
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She finished the 2022-23 season averaging 23 points, 15.4 rebounds, 1.3 assists, 1.8 steals and 1.6 blocks per game.
