{"id":3689,"date":"2025-06-12T22:41:23","date_gmt":"2025-06-12T22:41:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/originaltastex.com\/?p=3689"},"modified":"2025-06-12T22:41:23","modified_gmt":"2025-06-12T22:41:23","slug":"shaquille-oneal-sparks-concern-after-sharing-hospital-photo","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/originaltastex.com\/?p=3689","title":{"rendered":"Shaquille O\u2019Neal Sparks Concern After Sharing Hospital Photo"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>NBA legend and\u00a0<em>NBA on TNT<\/em>\u00a0analyst Shaquille O\u2019Neal worried fans by posting a hospital bed photo on Twitter. The image quickly went viral, sparking concern.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3><strong>Hip Replacement Surgery Confirmed<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p class=\"ds-markdown-paragraph\">The New York Post\u2019s Andrew Marchand later revealed O\u2019Neal had hip replacement surgery. Shaq didn\u2019t explain his hospitalization at first but reassured fans with a playful tweet. He wrote,\u00a0<em>\u201cI\u2019m always watching @TurnerSportsEJ and @Candace_Parker miss y\u2019all.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3><strong>NBA Peers Show Support<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p class=\"ds-markdown-paragraph\">Candace Parker responded warmly, reposting the photo with,\u00a0<em>\u201cLove ya big Fella.\u201d<\/em>\u00a0Former NBA star Roy Hibbert also checked in, asking,\u00a0<em>\u201cU good big man?\u201d<\/em>\u00a0Fans flooded social media with well-wishes.<\/p>\n<h3><strong>Viral Post Draws Massive Attention<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p class=\"ds-markdown-paragraph\">By Monday, the tweet had over 6.5 million views and 34,000 likes. Many fans felt relieved after learning the surgery was planned.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3><strong>Recent Public Appearances Before Surgery<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p class=\"ds-markdown-paragraph\">Earlier in March, O\u2019Neal attended the Big 12 basketball tournament. He shared a cheerful moment with broadcaster Dick Vitale, shaking hands courtside.<\/p>\n<h3><strong>Lavish 51st Birthday Celebration<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p class=\"ds-markdown-paragraph\">Just weeks before surgery, Shaq threw a glamorous\u00a0<em>\u201cSneaker Ball\u201d<\/em>\u00a0birthday party in Atlanta. He wore a rose-printed suit and diamond chains, staying true to his flashy style.<\/p>\n<h3><strong>Weight Loss Journey Inspired by Barkley<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p class=\"ds-markdown-paragraph\">Last year, O\u2019Neal opened up about his fitness transformation. He joked that he had\u00a0<em>\u201cthat Charles Barkley retirement body\u201d<\/em>\u00a0and decided to make a change.<\/p>\n<h3><strong>From 401 Pounds to Health Goals<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p class=\"ds-markdown-paragraph\">Shaq revealed he once weighed 401 pounds but dropped to 365. His goal is to reach 345 pounds and even joked about becoming a<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>NBA legend and\u00a0NBA on TNT\u00a0analyst Shaquille O\u2019Neal worried fans by posting a hospital bed photo on Twitter. The image quickly went viral, sparking concern. &nbsp; &nbsp; Hip Replacement Surgery Confirmed The New York Post\u2019s&#46;&#46;&#46;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2509,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-3689","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"brizy_media":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/originaltastex.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3689","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/originaltastex.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/originaltastex.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/originaltastex.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/originaltastex.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=3689"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/originaltastex.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3689\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3690,"href":"https:\/\/originaltastex.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3689\/revisions\/3690"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/originaltastex.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/2509"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/originaltastex.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=3689"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/originaltastex.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=3689"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/originaltastex.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=3689"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}