Shaquille O’Neal has been literally larger than life since he was born. He was more than 6 feet tall by age 10. He was a hyped high school player and college player. He arrived in 1992 in the NBA with oversized expectations. Even after his Hall of Fame NBA career concluded, he became a sought-after TV commentator and a successful businessman.
So HBO had plenty of material when it commissioned what would become the four-part docuseries “Shaq,” debuting Wednesday.
O’Neal spends a major chunk of time in metro Atlanta in part due to his work with TNT’s “Inside the NBA.” He owns local Papa Johns and Krispy Kreme franchises. Before a screening on Nov. 14 at the Illuminarium off the Beltline near North Avenue, Shaq said he spent hours talking about his life to the documentarians.
