NBA legend Shaquille O’Neal was recently spotted on a hospital bed which raised concern for his fans. He shared a picture on Twitter of himself laying on a hospital bed.
“I’m always watching @TurnerSportsEJ and @Candace_Parker miss y’all,” he captioned the shot, showing that he’s tuning in watching his fellow NBA on TNT coworkers.
i’m always watching @TurnerSportsEJ and @Candace_Parker miss y’all pic.twitter.com/4tY4X6v1Pj
— SHAQ (@SHAQ) March 19, 2023
TMZ reported that O’Neal received surgery for a hip injury over the weekend, which proved to be successful. He is currently in recovery.Fellow TNT sports analyst Candace Parker shared her appreciation towards O’Neal in tweet, writing, “Love ya big Fella ❤️.”
O’Neal spoke about his surgery on the March 9 episode of The Big Podcast with Shaq, where he said he was aiming to return to work on April 16. He joked that he’s trying to lose 30 pounds during his recovery time and heading back to the show with an eight-pack.
He said he’s going on the 51 diet—”five BS meals and one [real] meal.” The diet involves a “shake for breakfast; fruit plate [as the] second meal; four chicken breasts and some ketchup—slice them up, dip them into ketchup; a salad; and a shake for the last meal.”
“I’m gonna do that for 90 days and get shredded,” he said.
