During his peak, there was no one that could guard Shaquille O\u2019Neal one-on-one especially once he established position in the post.<\/p>\n
O\u2019Neal was almost always the biggest, tallest and most physical player on the court and that led to plenty of altercations with opponents who tried to guard him and get under his skin. O\u2019Neal was no stranger to fights as he had several incidents over the course of his career.<\/p>\n
For example, Shaq was involved in a nasty brawl with then-Chicago Bulls center Brad Miller. Miller had fouled O\u2019Neal on an attempted shot at the rim by holding down his arms, and the Los Angeles Lakers center retaliated by throwing a full punch at Miller\u2019s head that just barely missed.<\/p>\n
O\u2019Neal and Miller reunited at Game 4 between the New York Knicks and Indiana Pacers and the two jokingly recreated their incident, via his personal Instagram account<\/a>:<\/p>\n This is what it\u2019s all about. pic.twitter.com\/mNupvpdn2d<\/a><\/p>\n \u2014 Taco Trey Kerby (@treykerby) May 27, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n Miller jokes that it looks like O\u2019Neal\u2019s punch is going to miss again, a sign that the two have been able to move past the situation and make light of it. When reviewing the brawl, Shaq looks like he barely clips Miller\u2019s ear with his punch before players and coaches get involved to separate the two.<\/p>\n Had O\u2019Neal fully connected with the punch, there\u2019s no telling what kind of damage Miller would have sustained. If Miller had been more seriously injured, Shaq could have faced a severe suspension from the league office and that could potentially have impacted the Lakers\u2019 title hopes.<\/p>\n Fortunately, though, nothing more came out of the incident and all parties have seemingly moved on. Still, it\u2019s scary to think about what could have happened had O\u2019Neal made contact with his swing.<\/p>\n Nowadays, O\u2019Neal spends his time as an analyst on NBA on TNT as well as other media ventures. For example, he and Allen Iverson are featured in an upcoming Netflix program called \u201cPower Moves\u201d<\/a> where they try to revitalize Reebok Basketball.<\/p>\n O\u2019Neal\u2019s fighting days on the court are over, but the photo with Miller is a reminder that he was someone that no one wanted to mess with.<\/p>\n Shaquille O\u2019Neal named men\u2019s basketball general manager at Sacramento State University <\/p>\n Aside from his media obligations, Shaquille O\u2019Neal also remains in the game of basketball. Recently, O\u2019Neal was named the men\u2019s basketball general manager at Sacramento State University<\/a>.<\/p>\n