"Put that bear down"- Lakers star reveals Shaquille O’Neal’s most outrageous locker-room moment

Shaquille O’Neal was known not only for being one of the most dominant centers of all time but also for being a huge prankster in his own right. Over the years, Big Shaq's playful and mischievous side has been revealed in various instances by his cohorts and people in the NBA world. Former Los Angeles Lakers player Robert Horry brought up another instance highlighting Shaq's status as a world-class prankster.

Robert Horry shared a bizarre locker room prank story of Shaquille O'Neal

Shaquille O'Neal and Robert Horry used to play with an underrated player, A.C. Green, who became a born-again Christian in his senior year of high school. He became abstinent, which meant that Green would wait until marriage to get into a sexual relationship with their partner. He even carried a small teddy bear, 'Little AC', that stood for his belief in Abstinence Committed.In an interview on Byron Scott’s Fast Break podcast, Horry revealed that Shaq got his hands on that bear and wore it around his crotch area.

Not only that, he was walking around with that attached in the locker room, which stunned Big Rob. He said, “Who does that, man? He wore the bear right here and was walking around the locker room. Like, dude, what are you f****** doing, man? Put that bear down.” He’s like, ‘Naw, man.” The LA Lakers player did not leave it at that and mimed Big Shaq giving it to the bear, which left other people on the podcast laughing out loud.

“You done took the bear’s Virginia man. Good thing AC had a bunch of those bears.” This was not the only bizarre prank story that has been heard about the NBA legend over the years. A story came out about Shaquille O'Neal defecating in someone's car. Another time, it was about The Diesel knocking teammates on the head with his knob.

The locker room teddy bear story adds to his tales of hilarious incidents. However, Shaquille O'Neal has been lucky that his teammates always had his back when he played those pranks. So, apart from carving out a Hall of Fame legacy, Shaq has also shown his human side with his antics, and it remains to be seen who will be his next target in the future.Also read: What are Kevin Durant’s off-court interests? Exploring hobbies that keep NBA star focused and grounded