A recent Instagram post by O’Neal featured a photo of himself standing tall next to Nyong’o, with the actor captioned in awe.
The sight of Lupita Nyong’o had already piqued Shaquille O’Neal’s interest. In an episode of “The Big Podcast with Shaq” last year, during the height of Will Smith’s slаp on Chris Rock at the Academy Awards ceremony, O’Neal referred to her as a “queen.”
When four-time NBA champion Shaq saw the “Black Panther” actor, he and his podcast co-hosts Anthony “Spice” Adams and Nischelle Turner responded to the video of the slаp.
“Who’s the beautiful girl sitting behind Will?” Says O’Neal. Do you meаn the girl from ‘Black Panther?’… “I was like, ‘she looked like a queen.’”
At the Las Vegas Grand Prix, Shaquille O’Neal and Martin Brundle had an uncomfortable encounter.
“Excuse me, sir, for taking the time to come talk to us. Hey, how’s it going? And Brundle spoke.
A hasty remark came from O’Neal, who likely was unaware of Brundle’s identity:
“Lewis Hamilton, baby.”
Following their brief but uncomfortable meeting, Martin Brundle found the whole thing humorous and decided not to take it seriously.
“Right, then, that’s it,” Brundle remarked. “Sаy no more. That’s all. “Lewis Hamilton, my darling.”… Frankly, it’s irrelevant, isn’t it? I’ve had a successful career on television.