Shaq continues to be at the center of controversy.
Shaquille O’Neal shows up just 30 minutes into the first episode of the Netflix doc Tiger King.
O’Neal is shown walking around Exotic’s G.W. Zoo and holding tiger cubs.
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He gives Exotic a shout-out on TNT’s Inside the NBA during a playoff series between the Thunder and Warriors and says “I got two more tigers.”
O’Neal’s knowledge and passion for exotic animals, particularly tigers, is fairly well known, but his appearance on the series feels even more surprising as the plot eventually dovetails into its most shocking elements.
Shaq has denied he has any relationship with Joe Exotic, but according to the Zoo’s facebook Page, Shaq reached out to current owner Jeff Lowe.
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