As one of the most dominant players in the games, Shaquille O’Neal had a habit of bullying players. The Hall of Famer was a force like no other. However, recently, crazy news came out about him. His former teammate Gary Payton revealed news about him throwing urine on rookies. Shaq has now responded to the allegations.

As one of the alphas in the league, Shaq was always a big deal. He and Kobe were the leaders on the Lakers roster. After completing his three-peat, the Big Diesel let himself go and took a fun approach. In this time, he went ahead and joined forces with Dwyane Wade in Miami. Around that time, Gary Payton also joined the roster. He had some serious allegations about Shaq’s alleged behavior towards the rookies.

According to Payton, Shaq would bully the rookies by throwing urine at them. However, according to Shaq, things were different.

Shaquille O’Neal clarifies the truth

During his podcast, Shaq addressed Gary Payton’s claim of throwing urine at the rookies. After a little joking around, The Big Diesel admitted that he never threw urine at the rookies. However, he said what he did was mean and dirty.

He said: “My main man Gary Payton went on some podcast and said something. It’s not true America.” Shaq continued saying, “Listen, I was mean, and I was dirty, but I wasn’t that dirty, so it’s not true. Not a week, not three days, not even two days……. It may have been perceived that it was urine, but it wasn’t actually urine.”

While O’Neal was surely a bad boy, this did seem a little much, even for him. The Big Diesel lived his fun time in the league and was a spectacle for the fans. But Shaq has been a part of several dirty plays throughout his career. At one point, he even went after his now friend, Charles Barkley.

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During a match-up against the Phoenix Suns, Barkley got mad at Shaq for a play. In frustration, he threw the ball right at him. In a split second, the Big Diesel swung right at his current panel mate. Famously, he and Kobe Bryant also had a feud during practice. O’Neal tried to punch Kobe, but the Mamba slipped the punch.