• LeBron James said recently that he regrets naming his first-born son LeBron "Bronny" James Jr. and saddling him with those expectations. 
• Shareef O'Neal, the son of Shaquille O'Neal, posted on Instagram that he relates to Bronny's experience, and gave him words of support. 
• Both boys are talented basketball players in their own right. 

In a clip promoting his new talk show, LeBron James admits that he regrets giving his oldest son his name and adding to the already massive expectations he will have to face in basketball. 

Well, in a touching, Instagram post, Shareef O'Neal, the son of NBA legend Shaquille O'Neal, has offered words of support and encouragement to LeBron "Bronny" James Jr.

Shareef O'Neal is a highly-touted high school basketball player, a four-star recruit according to ESPN, who is set to play at UCLA this season. 

As for Bronny, he does not appear to have let the weight of expectations get to him, as he is one of the best basketball players in his age group and already has scholarship offers from Kentucky and Duke.

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• Shaquille O'Neal and Charles Barkley got into an amusing and confusing debate on "Inside the NBA" on Thursday.
• After O'Neal declared the Toronto Raptors' Kawhi Leonard the second-best player in the league, Barkley asked O'Neal who the best player in the Eastern Conference is, and O'Neal said Milwaukee Bucks forward Giannis Antetokounmpo.
• The rest of the crew was confused about O'Neal's answer, as LeBron James is widely considered the best player in the NBA, and Leonard's team is in the Eastern Conference — so O'Neal's logic didn't make much sense.
• O'Neal stood firm that Barkley was trying to confuse him and asked him two different questions.

It's been a quiet season on TNT's "Inside the NBA" so far, but on Thursday night, Shaquille O'Neal and Charles Barkley once again got into funny, mind-boggling debate about the best players in the league.

During halftime of the Toronto Raptors-Golden State Warriors game, O'Neal argued that Kawhi Leonard was the second-best player in the league. (LeBron James is widely considered the best.)

When Barkley asked who the best player in the Eastern Conference is, O'Neal said he thought it was Milwaukee Bucks forward Giannis Antetokounmpo.

From there, the conversation spiraled out of control, as Barkley questioned O'Neal about naming Leonard, whose team is in the Eastern Conference, the second-best player in the league but Antetokounmpo the best in the East. Again, this all boils down to the idea that James is presumed to be the best player in the league, making O'Neal's rankings confusing.

When asked who the best player in the NBA is, O'Neal said he didn't know, but that it was either Antetokounmpo or James.

"Chuck, you can't ever confuse me, so don't even try," O'Neal said.

"You confused yourself!" Barkley responded.

"I'm talking about apples; he's asking questions about oranges," O'Neal said.

Kenny Smith chimed in with a reference to last season's most confusing debate about how O'Neal likes to pay for gas, saying, "If I got gas ..."

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O'Neal eventually refused to give in to the idea that he misunderstood the question, ending the debate.

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• Shaquille O'Neal spoke to Business Insider about renting out the Atlanta Braves' baseball stadium for a Super Bowl event he's throwing called "Shaq's Fun House."
• O'Neal also discussed his experience in music and DJ-ing, and his career after retiring from the NBA.

In March, NBA legend Shaquille O'Neal hosted a lineup of musicians, carnival acts, and food vendors at a private Miami Music Week event he called "Shaq's Fun House."

"Shaq's Fun House" will return in February as a public event to coincide with the 53rd Super Bowl in Atlanta. O'Neal has rented out the concourse of the Atlanta Braves' SunTrust Park stadium for the event and enlisted performers like Migos, Tiesto, Diplo, T-Pain, and Cirque Du Soleil, along with a list of food vendors including STK and Waffle House. 

O'Neal and the event's partners, Medium Rare founders Joe Silberzweig and Adam Richman, spoke with Business Insider about putting on "Shaq's Fun House," which they're billing as "part music festival, part carnival, part circus." 

Shaq also touched on his history of DJ-ing and rapping, his retirement from the NBA, and his contentious working relationship with NBA analyst Charles Barkley. 

Tickets for "Shaq's Fun House" are on sale now. 

This interview has been condensed and edited for clarity.

John Lynch: Your team has billed this event as "part music festival, part carnival, part circus," each of which could be a good time on its own. But why combine those three into one event?

Shaquille O'Neal: Because it's never been done before. Two things that bring people together are sports and music, and I've dominated both. And everyone knows that the Shaq brand is all about fun. I've been to a lot of Super Bowl parties, and, you know, they're all the same. I wanted this one to be different because I live in Atlanta. Atlanta's my town, and the first one I did in Miami was epic. Diplo, Aoki ... Gronk when he jumped on my back and almost broke my back. We want to recreate that fun here. So I'm renting out the Battery, which is SunTrust Park, the Atlanta Braves' stadium, and we're just going to have a great time. Again, it's going to be food by STK, Waffle House. Cirque Du Soleil's Mystére is going to be there. 

It's just something that really hasn't been done before. With me, when Joe and Adam were talking about it, they just asked, "Well, what are the things you like to do?" I was like, "I like to eat. I love to go to a circus. When I'm in Vegas, I love to go to Cirque Du Soleil shows." And they were like, "That's it! That's it! That's what we're going to do." So the first one we created last year, and like I said earlier, it was epic.

Lynch: In March, you had this at Miami's Music Week. This time, you're coinciding it with the Super Bowl. Why the Super Bowl as an event, instead of having it at a larger music festival or something along those lines?

O'Neal: Well, the Super Bowl, it's always going to bring in a hundred million people. Everyone likes to party, and you just have to present people with the best party. Before I met Adam and Joe, when I was a NBA player, I held the title of the best party-thrower in the world. I once rented out the Miami Zoo, the whole zoo, and brought it to my house in Miami. And it was epic. I did a "Scarface" party in Miami. Al Pacino wasn't there, but his best friend was there. And the whole cast of "Scarface" was there. I've been doing parties since 1992, and now I'm just back. Now, I'm doing it bigger, and I'm doing it funner.

Joe Silberzweig: Just to chime in, you know, Shaquille's brand is larger-than-life and over-the-top, and there's nothing bigger than the biggest sports and entertainment weekend of the year, which is the Super Bowl. And it's so fitting for his brand and how we approach the "Fun House" concept. Really that's what makes this event so unique is it's Shaquille's DNA in every vertical. Adam and I work with him to bring his vision to life, whether that be on the music side, with Migos, Tiesto, and Diplo, artists that he loves, or on the food and beverage side, working with STK and Waffle House. Picking out carnival rides, whatever it may be. It's really all his magic touch. And that's what brings the event together so well.

Adam Richman: To add to that, we saw such a big market opportunity around the Super Bowl. There's been tons of parties around the Super Bowl. Maxim, Playboy. These events have existed 10, 15 years. We feel it's really stale and boring, and the question was, how do we do something different? How does Shaquille really bring his party magic to the Super Bowl and do something that's never been done before? And we're really bringing the fun back. That's the attitude here. It's not a concert. You said it before: there's three things going on here. It's a music festival, it's a circus, it's a carnival. We don't just want to be one of those things, we want to be all three and really do something different, not just one of these boring concerts that everyone has "been there done that" a hundred times.

Lynch: Although it is a solid lineup, music-wise. You've got Migos performing, and a lot of people were wanting to see them perform at the halftime show. It's in Atlanta this year, they're from Atlanta. Shaq, do you think the NFL missed an opportunity there, though you guys are sort of taking advantage of it?

O'Neal: I definitely think that they should have had Migos. Atlanta has been dominating the hip-hop scene for many years. They should have had like a 15-minute segment of all Atlanta hot-shots, to at least come and do one song. But yes, I definitely think that's a missed opportunity. Migos is the hottest thing around right now. It's a missed opportunity. But when they miss, Shaq will get the rebound, baby.

Lynch: [Laughs] You're also DJ-ing at this event. I was wondering, what draws you to that as a form of creative expression? What do you like about DJ-ing?

O'Neal: I've been doing it since high school and college, '89. I actually DJ-ed in college to get extra money to buy food and all that. When I got to the NBA, I got away from it and started rapping, but the last ten years I've been doing parties, and I've been doing corporate events. It's just fun. Like I said, music and sports really brings people together. Listen, when you're at a party and you play a song that everybody loves, it brings people together. I have a playlist for when I do my corporate work that's called "White Boy Classics." They love it. [Sings emphatically] "Shot through the heart, and you're to blame / Darling you give love..." Man, they just go crazy. You should see Adam and Joe dancing on tables. 

Lynch: [Laughs] You know, kids these days might not know that you've got a platinum-certified rap album, with '93's "Shaq Diesel." How does your music from the '90s hold up to you? Do you ever go back and listen to it?

O'Neal: I go back and listen to it. Lyrics-wise, it still holds up. And again, whenever I do business, I'm big on the team concept. I realized I probably couldn't do that by myself, so I went out and said, "Let me get Notorious B.I.G. Let me call Jay-Z and Nas, B-Real and Ice Cube, Snoop Dogg, DJ Quik, Eric Sermon and Redman. Let me give these guys a call and see if they would do it." And the funny thing about all of them is that, when I first made the call, everybody was like, "Oh, you're a basketball player," but then soon as I got in the studio and showed them, they were like, "Man, let's do it. Let's do it." And it was fun.

Lynch: You retired from the NBA in 2011, but you haven't retired in any other sense of the word since then. You've stayed busy with commercials, commentary — all that you're doing. Do you ever envision what your real retirement will look like or plan that out?

O'Neal: My real retirement will be when I run for sheriff in 2024 and win, and I call all my partners and say, "You know what, it's been real, but now I have another duty to do. Protect the communities and keep people safe. Don't call me ever again. I love you. Bye."

Lynch: Do you think 2011 was the right time to get out of the league, in retrospect?

O'Neal: That year, I was obviously very old. Older. And you know, I didn't feel right as an entertainer scoring eight or nine points. That's not the Shaq that people know and love. When I got my career-ending injury, for some people it would have been, "Oh, I'm not done. I'll rehab and come back." For me it was, "Thank you very much. Now it's time to do something else." We expect fans to pay all this money for us to go out and perform, but if you're going to pay all this money, I'm going to give you a great show. That's what I always wanted to do. So my last year, in Boston, when I was averaging eight, nine points, I didn't feel like The Shaq at all. So, when I got my career-ending injury, I was happy.

Lynch: If your prime were today, do you think you'd evolve your game at all to fit the small ball, stretch-fives of today's league?

O'Neal: If my prime were today, I wouldn't need to evolve. They would need to evolve around me. You've got big guys shooting jumpers, that's just telling me one thing: that you don't like the contact. If you don't like the contact, and I'm the contact-bringer, you're already out your game. And then people always say, "Well, you have to defend." If you shoot 10 threes, you're not Steph Curry. See what I'm saying? If you shoot 10, it might be a game where you hit seven out of 10, but you're not going to do that on a consistent basis. And if you're bumping with me, then if you shoot, your arms and legs are going to be tired, and that's going to bring your percentage down even more. And people say, "Oh, you'd step out." I'm not stepping out of nothing. I'm staying in the paint. I'm averaging 50. I'm going to make all these big guys cry, and complain, and quit, like I did when I played before, and I'd average 45 without free throws today. These soft, cupcake puppies in the league they got now.

Lynch: One last thing, you know, a lot of us have to deal with difficult coworkers. But you've got a uniquely difficult coworker in Charles Barkley, who you've had a contentious relationship with. Are you tired of him at all, or how are you putting up with him?

O'Neal: Like I always tell people when it pertains to the Kobe relationship or the Charles Barkley relationship, the key word is "respect." You could say what you want to say. I can say what I want to say, but you better respect me, and I'm sure you feel the same way. So as long as you have respect, the team will always thrive. Once you have disrespect, the team will no longer thrive. Everyone knows Charles is opinionated. I'm opinionated, but we respect each other and love each other. I consider him more of an annoying big brother, and we have that dynamic that works really good for us.

Lynch: Are there any two teams that you'd like to see in the Super Bowl, since you've got this event coincided with it? 

O'Neal: Oh, I'd like to see my Cowboys there. How about Patriots and the Cowboys? I love Tom Brady. Yeah. That'd be a good one. 

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• Moguls like Richard Branson and Shaquille O’Neal are asked for advice every day, but they too once sought guidance from more experienced business leaders.
• The best advice Branson received from a mentor was "Make a fool of yourself."
• O'Neal's top mentor was his mother, who once told him "Focus on the solution, not the problem."
• Lewis Howe, Daymond John, Jeanine Blackwell, and seven other moguls and business leaders share the best pieces of advice they received. 

Moguls like Richard Branson and Shaquille O’Neal are asked for advice every day, but they too once sought guidance from more experienced business leaders. Years later, even with all of their accomplishments, certain lessons they were taught early on have stayed with them.

Here, Branson, O’Neal, and other top entrepreneurs and Advisors in The Oracles share the No. 1 piece of advice they received from their mentors.

1. Make a fool of yourself.

Sir Richard Branson, founder of the Virgin Group, which controls more than 400 companies; investor, author, and philanthropist worth over $5 billion; previously named one of Time’s 100 Most Influential People in the World:

I wouldn’t have gotten anywhere without the mentorship of Laker Airways founder Sir Freddie Laker. He once told me: “You’re going to have to get out there and sell yourself. Make a fool of yourself — whatever it takes. Make sure you appear on the front page and not the back pages.”

Since that day, I’ve lived very openly, giving others a window into both my business and personal lives — and doing things to get noticed. The public came with me on many ballooning adventures. They were privy to the goings-on of our legal battle against British Airways. They’ve seen my children grow up, and follow my daily life on social media.

2. Focus on the solution, not the problem.

 Shaquille O’Neal, one of the most dominant basketball players in NBA history; entrepreneur, investor, and philanthropist worth $400 million:

My closest mentor is my mom, Lucille O’Neal. The No. 1 piece of advice she ever gave me was this: “Don’t worry about the problem; worry about the solution.”

Too many times when we focus on the problem, we create a bigger problem. Focusing on the solution is the only answer to all our problems.

3. Never stop learning.

Daymond John, Shark on “Shark Tank,” NYT best-selling author of “Rise and Grind,” creator of Daymond on Demand, and founder of FUBU, which has generated $6 billion in sales:

Be a sponge and absorb everything. Listen, read, and research. Ask questions. Take classes, attend workshops, and watch YouTube videos.

Always be willing to learn, no matter how much you think you might understand about your business and its market. There is always another perspective that you can learn from or a demographic that understands your market better than you do.

• Basketball star Shaquille O'Neal reportedly teamed up with a local police officer to cover the funeral costs for 7-year-old Jazmine Barnes, who was shot in the head while driving with her mother and sisters.
• O'Neal and officer Kenneth Miles dropped off a check on Thursday, according to KPRC2.
• The Houston Texans' DeAndre Hopkins also said he'll donate his playoffs check to Barnes' family.
• Authorities are still searching for a suspect in Barnes' death.
• Police released a composite sketch on Thursday describing the gunman as a white man in his 30s or 40s with pale skin and blue eyes.

Basketball star Shaquille O'Neal reportedly teamed up with a local Houston police officer to cover the funeral expenses for Jazmine Barnes, a 7-year-old girl in Texas whose fatal shooting has captured national attention.

Authorities have said that Barnes was riding in a car with her mother and three sisters on an early morning coffee run when a man in a red pickup truck pulled up next to them and opened fire. Barnes was shot in the head, and her mother and younger sister were injured.

Sources close to Barnes' family told local NBC affiliate KPRC2 that O'Neal and Houston police officer Kenneth Miles dropped off a check on Thursday to cover the funeral costs. Barnes' funeral is set for Tuesday.

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Representatives for O'Neal did not immediately respond to INSIDER's request for comment.

The Harris County Sheriff's Office released a composite sketch of the suspected gunman, who is still on the loose. Authorities believe the suspect is a white man in his 30s or 40s, with pale skin and blue eyes.

O'Neal isn't the only sports star to rally behind Barnes' family. DeAndre Hopkins, a wide receiver for the Houston Texans, tweeted on Thursday he would pledge his playoffs check this week to support Barnes' family and find her killer.

"When I see Jazmine Barnes' face, I see my own daughter," Hopkins said.

The manhunt has already sparked a $100,000 reward for information leading to the capture of the suspect, organized by civil-rights activist Shaun King.

A separate GoFundMe account has also raised more than $50,000 over just four days for "any expenses that our family may need during this tragedy."

Anyone with information on the gunman is being asked to call the Harris County Sheriff's Office at 713-222-TIPS. Anonymous tips can be submitted online at Crime-Stoppers.org.

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• Shaquille O'Neal is selling a $22 million lakeside mansion in Florida that he's owned for 26 years.
• The retired NBA playerbought the home in 1993 for a little less than $4 million.
• The home sits on three acres in an exclusive, gated golf community, which is a 30-minute drive from Orlando.
• The 12-bedroom mansion includes its own 6,000-square-foot indoor basketball court, a 17-car "showroom-style" garage, and a 95-foot swimming pool.

Retired NBA superstar Shaquille O'Neal is selling his lakeside mansion in Florida for $21.9 million.

The 12-bedroom, 35,000-square-foot house sits on three acres in the exclusive, gated golf community of Isleworth, which is about a 30 minute drive from Orlando. 

O'Neal, who retired in 2011 after making more than $286 million over the course of his basketball career, bought the house in 1993 for a little less than $4 million, according to Realtor. He put it on the market in 2018 for $28 million and later dropped the price to $21.9 million.

The Florida home is in the exclusive Isleworth community, a 600-acre golf-club community bordering a lake that's full of grand cypress and oak trees, and lavish estates.

Here's a look at the mansion O'Neal is selling after 26 years.

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Retired NBA star Shaquille O'Neal is selling his lakeside mansion in Windermere, Florida, for $22 million.

Source: The Agency

Shaq bought the house in 1993 for a little less than $4 million.

Source: Realtor

The house sits on the shores of Lake Butler, in exclusive Isleworth, a gated golf community about a 30-minute drive from Orlando.

Source: Realtor

• Shaquille O'Neal said from the NBA's All-Star Weekend on Thursday that if he played in the NBA today, he would average 40 points per game and play like Giannis Antetokounmpo.
• While O'Neal was a dominant low-post player during his time, in today's faster-paced, more free-flowing game, he believes he could bring the ball up, drive to the hoop, or kick it out to guards.
• O'Neal said he wouldn't change his game to start shooting jump shots because when other big men shoot jumpers, he believes it's a sign they don't like physical contact, which he would use to his advantage.
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Shaquille O'Neal believes he would be even more dominant if he played in the NBA today.

O'Neal, of course, was one of the most dominant big men the game has ever seen, but he believes in the faster, more free-flowing NBA of today, he would be unstoppable. He likened his game to Giannis Antetokounmpo.

"I'd have been a center," O'Neal said on Thursday before a taping of TNT's "Inside the NBA" from the NBA's All-Star Weekend in Charlotte, North Carolina. "I would've been the 'Greek Freak'. A guy that can dribble, can handle, can go to the hole with force, do that, kick it to guards."

He added: "I tried to do that ... but my coaches wasn't having it."

When asked what he would average if he played today, he said 40 points per game.

"Without the free throws."

O'Neal was a nearly unstoppable force in the low post, and in some ways, was the last of his kind. The NBA changed defensive rules to improve the flow of the game, which many at the time considered a direct result of O'Neal's offensive dominance.

But in a league where teams are playing faster, with more space because of three-point shooting, and with the freedom-of-movement rules that prevent off-ball contact, O'Neal believes he could play Antetokounmpo. The Milwaukee Bucks' All-Star forward is perhaps the most dominant player going to the rim thanks to his size, length, and athleticism. He doesn't often shoot from the outside, but opponents are yet to find a way to prevent him from getting to the rim.

O'Neal added that he wouldn't follow the steps of today's big men and shoot from the outside.

"I wouldn't change my game because everyone else is shooting jumpers," he said. "I would still do what I do, and I would punish the bigs.

"When bigs shoot jumpers, that just tells me that they don't like the physical contact. I would definitely take advantage of that."

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• Shaquille O'Neal said his father's advice to make him stay in college helped change his career.
• O'Neal said that he wanted to leave LSU after one year but that his father told him, "You been broke for 18 years, you can be broke for 19 years."
• O'Neal said he wasn't ready to make a lot of money, so he stayed in school.
• O'Neal said he still hit stumbling blocks with his money, but that he was better off for staying in school.
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Shaquille O'Neal said his father gave him financial and educational advice through "one of the greatest quotes ever."

Speaking on Thursday at Turner Sports' media availability for the NBA All-Star weekend in Charlotte, North Carolina, O'Neal said if he had a do-over, he still wouldn't be a one-and-done college player. O'Neal stayed at Louisiana State University for three years, leaving in 1992 for the NBA draft.

O'Neal said that though he wanted to leave for the NBA after one year, his father persuaded him to do otherwise.

"My father gave me one of the greatest quotes ever: 'So you been broke for 18 years, you can be broke for 19 years,'" O'Neal said. "Because I wanted to come out my sophomore year. I said, 'Why?' I said, 'It's time for us to get some money.'

"He said, 'Nah, you been broke for 18 years, you can be broke for 19 years.' So I would have to be mentally ready, physically ready, and I would have to know what I was getting into."

O'Neal said that even coming into the NBA, he had some trouble managing his money. He said he had to learn what FICA was, joking that he thought someone stole money from his check.

"I was making so much money, I had no idea what I was getting into," O'Neal said. "So I had to kind of go back to school, figure out what certain things was. Like, I had never heard of FICA. I had to go back and ask one of my professors: 'Who's FICA? Some mistress took $2 million off my check. Who is she?'"

O'Neal has previously discussed his financial missteps when he was younger. He told Business Insider in 2017 that he once spent $1 million in one day by buying three Mercedes-Benz cars for himself, his mother, and father. He also purchased expensive jewelry and gifts for friends. After deducting taxes and his agent's percentage, he realized he had spent all his money from a recent paycheck.

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O'Neal also told HBO's "Real Sports" that he owned the record for Walmart's biggest purchase after essentially furnishing his new home in one night there.

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O'Neal said that getting extra education and financial advice was important for him and that he would encourage other players to do so with the NBA's salaries rising.

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• Hamidou Diallo beat Dennis Smith Jr. in the final of the 2019 NBA Slam Dunk Contest on Saturday.
• The dunk of the night came in the first round, when Diallo dunked over Shaquille O'Neal, hanging on the rim from his elbow and revealing a Superman "S" on his chest.
• Diallo was awarded a perfect 50 for the dunk.

Hamidou Diallo is the 2019 NBA Slam Dunk champion, beating out Dennis Smith Jr. in the final on Saturday of NBA All-Star weekend.

His biggest dunk of the night came in the first round when Diallo enlisted a little help from NBA legend Shaquille O'Neal.

Diallo set O'Neal up a few feet in front of the basket, jumped over him, slammed the ball home, and in an homage to Vince Carter, hung on the rim from his elbow, showing off the Superman "S" hiding under his jersey.

It was absolutely absurd.

Diallo was awarded a perfect 50 by the panel of judges for his dunk and went on to win the contest in the final with ease.

Joe Harris and Jayson Tatum were the other winners of the skills night of All-Star Weekend, winning the 3-Point Contest and Skills Challenge respectively.

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• Business Insider attended the 2019 NBA All-Star Weekend in Charlotte, North Carolina.
• The event has turned into the NBA's Super Bowl week, with massive amounts of fans, media, brands, players, and celebrities flooding the city to take part in the festivities.
• We documented what All-Star Weekend is like, from chaotic media sessions to brand-sponsored events to the games themselves.
• Ultimately, we were impressed by the sheer size and popularity of the event, even if it is, at times, a bit chaotic.
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The NBA's All-Star Weekend has become basketball's Super Bowl Week.

As the league grows in popularity, the weekend has turned into an event unto itself, with fans, media, players, teams, brands, and celebrities flocking for a weekend of festivities.

Business Insider was credentialed to head to the 2019 All-Star Weekend in Charlotte, North Carolina. It's next-to-impossible to take in everything the weekend has to offer (while still getting work done), but we tried to document the four-day experience (with an overwhelmed iPhone camera), from the massive media availabilities to the impact on the city, the various events, and the games themselves.

We were left impressed by the size of the weekend, its impact on Charlotte, and the overall popularity.

Here's what it's like to attend the NBA's All-Star Weekend:

Upon landing in Charlotte, the NBA All-Star Game made its presence known. There were giant sponsorship ads, while an audio message from Charlotte Hornets point guard Kemba Walker played, welcoming fans to the city.

The game itself was advertised in open spaces at the airport.

Every street light in Charlotte's city center had these banners.

• Shaquille O'Neal is joining the Papa John's board of directors and is investing in nine Atlanta-area locations, the company said Friday.
• Papa John's shares were up more than 3% after the news.
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The NBA Hall of Famer Shaquille O'Neal is joining the Papa John's board of directors and is investing in nine locations in the Atlanta area, the company said Friday. He will also become a brand ambassador for the pizza chain.

"We are thrilled to partner with Shaquille and welcome him to the Papa John's board," Jeff Smith, the Papa John's chairman, said in the press release. "Shaquille has an excellent entrepreneurial background, including as a restaurant franchise owner, and is a natural creative marketer."

O'Neal is no stranger to the restaurant business. He owns a Krispy Kreme Doughnuts franchise in the Atlanta area and has previously owned 27 Five Guys Burgers and Fries locations, the press release said. He also owns a fast-casual fried-chicken restaurant in Las Vegas and a fine-dining restaurant in Los Angeles.

Friday's announcement comes amid a shake-up at the pizza chain. In February, the hedge fund Starboard Value invested $200 million in the company and named its chairman as CEO. A month later, Papa John's settled its dispute with its founder, John Schnatter, who agreed to drop a lawsuit and resign as an independent director. Schnatter still owns about 30% of the chain.

Papa John's is seeking to reshape its image after Schnatter's exit from the company's operations. In December 2017, Schnatter stepped down as CEO after facing backlash for his criticism of NFL national-anthem protests. Then, last July, he stepped down as chairman after admitting to using a racial slur on a company conference call. In its most recent earnings report, Papa John's said it spent millions of dollars on "reimaging costs" at the end of last year.

Papa John's was up almost 18% this year through Thursday, trading near $47 a share.

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• Retired NBA player Shaquille O'Neal just invested in ninePapa John's pizza chain restaurants and joined the company's board of directors.
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• Retired quarterback Peyton Manning owned stake in 31 Papa John's franchises until 2018. 

EDITOR'S NOTE: This video was originally published on January 23, 2017.

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• Retired NBA player Shaquille O'Neal just invested in nine Papa John's pizza chain restaurants and joined the company's board of directors.
• With career earnings that totaled $292 million, Shaq currently ranks as the third-highest-paid player in NBA history.
• We asked Shaq what financial advice he gives young NBA players who want to hang on to their fortunes.

With career earnings that totaled $292 million, Shaquille O'Neal currently ranks as the third-highest-paid player in NBA history. Shaq stopped by Business Insider to talk about his collaboration with home security technology company Ring, to raise awareness about how homeowners can better protect their property. We asked Shaq what financial advice he gives young NBA players who want to hang on to their fortunes.

Following is a transcript of the video:

[Shaq is the third highest-paid player in history. His career earnings totaled $292 million.]

I would simplify it for them. I would do what one of my friends did to me. I would take a $100 bill and rip it in half. And I'd say "$50, don't even look at it. Don't look at it."

Now, this other $50 you can play with. Do whatever you want. But if you're smart, you'll rip this $50 up and you save that. And now this $25, do whatever you want. You want a house, 10,000 square feet? Do it. You want cars? Do it, but keep it right here.

If my son makes it to the NBA, that's exactly what I'm gonna tell him. The NBA does a great job of, you know, preparing people and warning people, but you know, sometimes you just get so much money and you forget — like if you've got a five-year deal worth $100 million, you're making $20 million, you spend like, $20 million in the first year, you'll be like "You know what? I've got another $20 million coming."

That's how guys are thinking. I always tell them "Don't think about what's going on now. Think about what has to happen in the future."

I never spent, like, an NBA check like my first four years. Then, when I got married and had kids, all that changes, but that's, to simplify it for them because, you know, a lot of people don't have the business mind or the business tact, so you have to break it down in their language.

So, I would say save 75%, and this 25%, do whatever you want to do with it. Take care of your family — boom, bam. House, apartment, car — but don't ever do more than this.

EDITOR'S NOTE: This video was originally published on November 13, 2017.

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• Shaquille O'Neal got mad at Charles Barkley on Tuesday for taking up all of the speaking time during a segment on "Inside the NBA."
• Amid threats to knock out Barkley, O'Neal said, "It's supposed to be 1, 2, 3, not 1, 2, 1," referring to the speaking order.
• The comment sent the show off the rails, as host Ernie Johnson laughed so hard he had to leave the desk.
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Shaquille O'Neal once again went after Charles Barkley on "Inside the NBA," this time over Barkley getting selfish with his speaking time during a segment.

During a three-minute, timed segment where the cast, including Kenny Smith, debated a topic, Barkley spoke first, then Smith, then Barkley took the reins again. By the time they got to O'Neal, there were only 30 seconds left.

O'Neal refused to speak, telling host Ernie Johnson to go back to "know-it-all." That's when things went off the rails.

Barkley called O'Neal "Mr. Sensitive," to which O'Neal responded: "I ain't Mr. Sensitive. I'm gonna knock your ass out."

"It's supposed to be 1, 2, 3, not 1, 2, 1," O'Neal said of the speaking order. It was that line that sent Johnson into hysterics.

While O'Neal continued to threaten Barkley, all while Barkley laughed, Johnson even had to leave the desk momentarily.

Watch the squabble below, or as NBA on TNT dubbed it, "Shaq vs. Chuck episode 253,739,088."

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• Shaquille O'Neal bought 13-year-old Zach Keith 10 pairs of size-18 shoes at Friedman's Shoes in Atlanta, Georgia.
• WGCL-TV contacted O'Neal after learning that Zach Keith's mother was struggling to keep up with her son's growing feet.
• O'Neal said Friedman's owner, Bruce Teilhaber, gave him a free pair of size 18 shoes when he was an 18-year-old looking for loafers for prom.
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Shaquille O'Neal bought a 13-year-old basketball player with size-18 feet 10 new pairs of shoes after learning his mother couldn't afford them.

O'Neal, who wears size-22 shoes, met Zach Keith at Friedman's Shoes in Atlanta, Georgia, and told WGCL-TV that his situation reminded him of his own when he was a growing teen.

"Mom couldn't afford shoes. The kid had big feet. I just kind of reminisced about how that used to be me, my mom and my dad," O'Neal said.

Friedman's in Atlanta has become famous for carrying larger shoe sizes, and O'Neal said its owner, Bruce Teilhaber, gave him a free pair of size 18 shoes when he was an 18-year-old looking loafers for prom, CNN reported.

WGCL reached out to O'Neal after learning about Zach Keith's growing feet.

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Zach's mother, Brittany Keith, said her son hadn't had a pair of dress shoes in four or five years because he couldn't find any that fit.

"For me it was just, it was very touching, very heartfelt, and to know that there's somebody out there that has his back," she told WGCL.

Zach was thankful, too, and even practiced some basketball moves with the NBA Hall of Famer.

O'Neal said he wanted to pay it forward after being helped when he was a teen.

"Bruce did it for me, and I just want to return the favor," O'Neal said.

O'Neal previously told the Miami Herald about having his clothes custom-made for his 7-foot, 1-inch frame.

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• Michael Jordan was robbed in the 1988 - 1989 and 1996 - 1997 seasons.
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Aside from taking home the whole championship, the Most Valuable Player award is the most prestigious trophy in the NBA.

But what exactly is the criteria for winning MVP? There are conflicting definitions. Is it the best player in the league? Is it the one who has made the biggest impact on the game? Or is it the player who is considered most instrumental in his team's success? Could it be a combination of all three?

This uncertainty has led to some major snubs over the years for the coveted accolade. Here are some of the players who should have taken home the Maurice Podoloff Trophy.

LeBron James lost out to Derrick Rose in 2011.

LeBron James is certainly not lacking for MVP awards. The self-proclaimed King James has won four trophies. But he could have added another to his collection in the 2010 - 2011 season. That summer James polarized the basketball world by leaving his hometown Cleveland Cavaliers and taking his talents to South Beach to play for the Miami Heat in a highly publicized and widely panned television special known as "The Decision."

James silenced critics by averaging 26.7 points, 7.5 rebounds, and seven assists per game. However he still finished third in MVP voting behind Orlando's Dwight Howard and winner, Chicago Bulls point guard Derrick Rose who received 113 out of 121 first-place votes. James bested Rose in almost every category, including twice the number of rebounds and was only .7 behind in assists. Many believe James' unpopular offseason moves affected the voting outcome.

Shaquille O’Neal was shafted in 2005.

After the 2004 - 2005 season, point guard Steve Nash won his first MVP award by averaging 15.5 points, 3.3 rebounds, and 11.5 assists in his first season back with the Phoenix Suns since being traded to the Dallas Mavericks in the summer of 1998. Meanwhile, superstar center Shaquille O'Neal put up 22.9 points, 10.4 rebounds, 2.7 assists, and 2.3 blocks per game in his inaugural season with the Miami Heat, in addition to shooting a scorching 60% from the field.

O'Neal and the Heat won the championship, but he finished second in voting behind Nash.

Charles Barkley was outdone in the 1989-1990 season.

The outspoken NBA analyst and Hall of Famer formerly known as the Round Mound of Rebound was quite a force during his playing days. He led the Phoenix Suns to the NBA Finals in 1993 before falling to Michael Jordan's Chicago Bulls in six games. On the plus side, Barkley was awarded MVP for the first and only time in his career. But long before he joined the Suns, Barkley spent several years as the Philadelphia 76ers' superstar forward. In the 1989 - 1990 season Sir Charles logged 25.2 points per game, 11.5 rebounds, 3.9 assists,1.9 steals, and a torrid 60% shooting from the floor. Still, Magic Johnson picked up the award for the third time despite scoring at a 22.3 ppg clip and 48% field goal percentage.

Kobe Bryant finished third in voting in the 2006-2007 season.

By the time he retired in 2016, Bryant was a five-time NBA champion, two-time NBA Finals MVP, and 18-time All-Star. But his only NBA MVP came in 2008. Bryant missed out on a chance to add another to his trophy case in the 2006-2007 season. He came in third in the NBA vote, with the Dallas Mavericks' Dirk Nowitzki claiming the hardware. The Black Mamba notched an incredible stat line of 31.6 points, 5.7 rebounds, and 5.4 dimes while leading the league in scoring and earning a spot on the All-Defensive first team.

Nowitzki recorded 24.6 points, 8.9 rebounds per game, and was not selected to the All-Defensive team. As an aside, despite having the No. 1 seed, his team was eliminated in the first round of the playoffs.

Chris Paul could not overtake Kobe Bryant in MVP voting in the 2007-2008 season.

Kobe Bryant only won a single MVP award in 2008 but not without controversy. Don't get it twisted — Bryant put in work that season. The star averaged 28.3 points per game to go along with 6.3 rebounds, 5.4 assists, and 1.8 steals.

But the then 22-year-old Paul was having a career year for the team formerly known as the New Orleans Hornets. He averaged 21.1 ppg, 11.6 assists, 4 rebounds, and 2.7 steals in only his third season in the NBA. He joined Utah Jazz great John Stockton as the only players to ever average over 11 assists with less than three turnovers. Also, Paul led the Hornets to a second place finish in the Western Conference standings.

However, Kobe prevailed, and Paul has yet to win the award.

Michael Jordan was robbed in the 1988-1989 season.

Jordan looked like a clear front runner for the MVP award in the 1988-1989 campaign. His Airness averaged a staggering 32.5 points, 8 rebounds, 8 assists, 2.9 steals and 0.8 blocks in just a hair over 40 minutes per game while shooting 53% from the floor. It was one of the best statistical stat lines of his storied career. If that wasn't enough, Jordan also racked up other accolades including a spot on the All-NBA first team and All-Defensive first team.

The trophy went to Magic Johnson who scored 10 points fewer per game and trailed Jordan in field goal percentage, rebounds, steals, and blocks.

Michael Jordan was also robbed in the 1996-1997 season.

Michael Jordan is the proud owner of five NBA MVP awards, but the player who is arguably considered the greatest basketball player of all time could have added even more to his trophy case. In the 1996 - 1997 season, Jordan led the league in scoring and won the fifth of his six NBA championships. He did so while averaging 29.6 points, 5.9 rebounds, 4.3 assists, and 1.7 steals per game.

But Karl Malone of the Utah Jazz stole his thunder. The power forward, who averaged 27.4 ppg that season, won the first of his two MVP awards but ultimately lost to Jordan and the Bulls in the Finals.

Oscar Robertson was denied MVP honors in the 1961-1962 season.

Oscar Robertson, or the Big O as he is more affectionately known, is an NBA champion who won his only MVP award in 1964. But Robertson could have had another on his mantle. The Cincinnati Royals point guard averaged a triple double in only his second season in the league — becoming the first player in NBA history to do so. Robertson put up a stat line of 30.8 points, 12.5 rebounds, and 11.4 assists per game.

However, 11-time NBA champ Bill Russell was given the honor instead.

Wilt Chamberlain also deserved consideration in the 1961-1962 season.

Wilt Chamberlain holds multiple NBA records for scoring and rebounding. One of his most enduring feats came in the 1961-1962 season when he scored 100 points in a game where his Philadelphia Warriors trounced the New York Knicks 147-169. This was after breaking the previous single-game scoring record of 71 with a 78 point performance in December 1961. By the time the season ended Chamberlain had finished with an unbelievable 50.4 points, 25.7 rebounds, and 2.4 dimes per game.

Russell managed to stave off another record-breaking performance to become that season's MVP. Chamberlain subsequently won four MVP awards, but it's hard to fathom how he lost that season.

Kareem Abdul Jabbar was bested by Dave Cowen in the 1972-1973 season.

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar is an NBA legend who, despite his retirement in 1989, still leads the league in all-time points scored. His incredible 1972-1973 season averages contributed to the longstanding accolade as he churned out 30.2 points, 16.1 rebounds, and 5 assists per game. But that season's MVP award went to Boston's Dave Cowens who was just a smidge better in rebounding with 16.2 per game but fell well below Abdul-Jabbar in points and assists. The Lakers center did end his career with six MVP trophies of his own.

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• In a recent Wall Street Journal interview, the former basketball star and current angel investor Shaquille O'Neal said he "probably quadrupled" his net worth after adopting an investment strategy similar to Amazon founder and CEO Jeff Bezos.
• O'Neal's personal investments include a 1999 investment in Google and a stake in Apple.
• He told The Wall Street Journal that he "heard Jeff Bezos say one time [that] he makes his investments based on if it's going to change people's lives," and "once I started doing that strategy, I think I probably quadrupled what I'm worth."
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There's nothing average about the former basketball star turned angel investor Shaquille O'Neal. So when he says he "probably quadrupled" his net worth using a simple investing strategy, it's worth paying attention to.

In a recent interview with The Wall Street Journal, O'Neal said: "I heard Jeff Bezos say one time [that] he makes his investments based on if it's going to change people's lives," and "once I started doing that strategy, I think I probably quadrupled what I'm worth."

That adds up. During his 19-year career in the NBA, O'Neal racked up about $300 million, which he has used toinvest in everything from early stakes in Google and Apple to an empire of Vegas nightclubs and fast-food franchises like Five Guys, Auntie Anne's, and Papa John's, according to Money. 

Since retiring from the league in 2011, O'Neal has been an outlier in the trend of professional athletes that struggle with finances post-retirement. O'Neal took his earnings and reinvested them according to what he liked, he told The Wall Street Journal.

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"If something comes across my desk, and I don't believe in it, I don't even look at it," O'Neal told The Wall Street Journal. "Whenever I do business, it's not about the money."

He said Google has been his best investment by far, but he most enjoys his investment in the Krispy Kreme doughnut chain.

"I like donuts ... Krispy Kreme is a fabulous donut. I was introduced to it in college and have been in love with it ever since," O'Neal told The Wall Street Journal.

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• Shaquille "Shaq" O'Neal supported the Houston Rockets' general manager, Daryl Morey, for his tweet expressing support for protesters in Hong Kong that ignited backlash in China against the NBA.
• The NBA legend's comments came Tuesday night during a broadcast of "Inside the NBA" on TNT just minutes before the first game of the 2019-2020 NBA season tipped off.
• O'Neal said "one of our best values here in America is free speech" and defended Morey's right to "speak up about injustices."
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Just minutes before the first game of the 2019-2020 NBA season tipped off, Shaquille "Shaq" O'Neal publicly defended the Houston Rockets' general manager, Daryl Morey, for his tweet expressing support for protesters in Hong Kong that ignited backlash in China against the NBA.

During a broadcast of "Inside the NBA" on TNT on Tuesday night, the legendary center and current sports television analyst said "Daryl Morey was right."

"We, as American people, do a lot of business in China," O'Neal began. "And they know and understand our values and we understand their values. And one of our best values here in America is free speech. We're allowed to say what we want to say, and we're allowed to speak up about injustices, and that's just how it goes."

"If people don't understand that, that's something they have to deal with," he added.

O'Neal went on to say he understood how sometimes "you have to tiptoe around this" in the world of business, but he said that in the United States "we have the right to speak, especially with social media — we can say whatever we want to say, when we want to say it."

In what was potentially an allusion to LeBron James' incendiary comments on the NBA-China feud, O'Neal said the conflict had emboldened some people to speak "when they don't know what they're talking about."

Well after Morey sent and then deleted his tweet, James told members of the press that he believed the GM "wasn't educated on the situation at hand." Those comments sparked a flood of social-media backlash, with many accusing James of prioritizing compensation over morality even after he tweeted that he meant Morey was uneducated on the potential impact of his tweet rather than on its content.

The NBA's commissioner, Adam Silver, has said the league will not apologize for Morey's tweet but has described the conflict as unfortunate.

O'Neal was stronger in his defense of Morey, saying that "whenever you see something wrong going on anywhere in the world, you should have the right to say, 'That's not right,' and that's what he did."

A video of O'Neal's comments can be seen below:

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• Legendary NBA star and Hall of FamerShaquille O'Neal is selling his stunning home in Southern California.
• The 5,217 square-foot home in Bell Canyon, California, has five bedrooms, five bathrooms, a pool, a media room, and much more.
• It's on the market for $2.5 million.
• Check out photos of Shaq's home below.
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Shaq's beautiful California home just hit the market.

Located in the Los Angeles-adjacent gated community of Bell Canyon, the 5,217 square-foot home has a number of features fit for NBA royalty.

The foyer is large, elegant, and open. It's safe to say the 7-foot-1 center-turned-TV analyst would have no issue feeling comfortable with the home's tall ceilings.

The stunning kitchen is similarly bright and airy.

And there's a breakfast nook off to the side that overlooks the yard.

On the other side, there's a small family room with a flat-screen TV and fireplace.

And, yeah, the fridge looks like it holds enough food to feed Shaq.

The dining room has enough seating for a small team.

As does this living room, which is one of many throughout the home.

Here's another that's located just off of the foyer.

Shaq's home office is located just around the corner.

If the big man needs some inspiration, all he has to do is look up at his giant portrait.

As you head up the stairs, you'll find more Shaq iconography.

There are five bedrooms at Shaq's place.

This master bedroom has a comfortable-looking sitting area off to the side.

And the en suite bathroom is humungous.

The double vanities provide lots of extra space and a TV ensures you won't miss your favorite shows during a bathroom break.

The outside of the house is similarly impressive.

The luxurious heated pool and jacuzzi are perfect for entertaining.

And the manicured lawn completes a picture-perfect Southern Californian yard. A community center, state-of-the-art gym, and tennis courts are located a short walk away.

The home is listed for $2.5 million.

Check out the full listing here.

But it's one of multiple Shaq has to his name. Earlier this year, he put his Florida mansion on the market for a whopping $22 million.

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But he purchased an eight-bedroom compound in the greater Atlanta area back in 2016.

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• Kobe Bryant sent a message to Shaquille O'Neal's son Shareef hours before he died.
• Bryant, his 13-year-old daughter, Gianna, and seven others were killed in a helicopter crash near Calabasas, California, on Sunday.
• "Literally this morning you reached out to me,"Shareef O'Neal said on Twitter alongside a screenshot of the message. "I love you forever unc."
• The screenshot showed that Bryant messaged the 20-year-old "You good fam?" at 8:19 a.m. on Sunday.
• O'Neal also posted a video of Bryant and his father, as well as a photo of Bryant's jersey hanging above his bed.
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Kobe Bryant sent a message to Shaquille O'Neal's son Shareef hours before he died in a tragic helicopter crash on Sunday.

Bryant, his 13-year-old daughter, Gianna, and seven others died in the crash near Calabasas, California. Bryant was 41.

Shareef O'Neal, whose father was a teammate and longtime friend of Bryant's, shared their brief encounter on Twitter after the news of Bryant's death broke.

"Literally this morning you reached out to me," he wrote alongside a screenshot of the message. "I love you forever unc."

The screenshot showed that Bryant messaged him "You good fam?" at 8:19 a.m. on Sunday.

O'Neal replied, "Yeah! Just been getting this work in trying to figure out my next move," adding, "How you been?"

He never received a reply.

O'Neal, 20, a college basketball star who most recently played for the UCLA Bruins, posted several other emotional tributes to Bryant and Gianna.

"GIGI,"one read. "Love you cousin."

Another said: "You've really been there for me all 20 years of my life ... been there for me since I was born .. love you."

He also posted a video of his father and Bryant and a photo of Bryant's Los Angeles Lakers jersey hanging above his bed.

"Right above me every night I go to sleep," he said. "I'm going to play through you."

Shaquille O'Neal later posted a tribute of his own, saying there were "no words to express the pain" of losing Gianna and Bryant.

"I love u and u will be missed," he said. "My condolences goes out to the Bryant family and the families of the other passengers on board. IM SICK RIGHT NOW."

He and Bryant played together with the Lakers from 1996 to 2004, helping the team win three back-to-back NBA championships.

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