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Tracee Jay

On the newest episode of Shaquille O’ Neal’s podcast, The Big Podcast with Shaq, the subject of Lakers fans in Sacramento came up.

After playing Fox’s post-game clip after beating the Lakers with a Bogdanovic buzzer-beater, Swipa mentioned that he was ecstatic about the win, but that "there were way too many Laker fans here [in Sacramento]."

While ultimately, Shaq agreed that there are too many Laker fans in Sacramento, he urged De’Aaron and the Kings to pay them no mind.

“He’s a superstar,” said Shaq. The Hall of Famer admits that Sacramento has some room for improvement, but he has certainly taken notice of one of the driving forces of the team’s success this season.

The entire episode of the podcast can be listened to here.

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Shaq Tabs De’Aaron as “Superstar” in Sacramento

Shahbaz Khan

At 27.2 points and 11.2 rebounds per game, DeMarcus Cousins is the only player in the NBA that sits in the top-five in both categories. Cousins’ play has earned the respect of several NBA peers, including Klay Thompson, Anthony Davis and San Antonio Spurs head coach Gregg Popovich.

DMC has scored 30 or more points in 20 of the 47 games he’s played in this season, shooting 52% from the field and 44% from beyond the arc in those games, ranking third in the League in 30-plus point games.

More impressively, according to SunTimes, the six-year pro is in the midst of a point per game season average that hasn’t been tallied by an NBA center since Kings minority owner Shaquille O’Neal averaged 27 points in the 2002-03 season.

Since the inception of the League, just 10 centers have achieved a 27-point average over the course of an entire season. If Boogie was able to end the season at his current pace of 27-plus points per game, he would join the company of all-time greats such as Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Wilt Chamberlain, Moses Malone, Hakeem Olajuwon and more.

Additionally, Basketball Reference notes that his combined point-rebound average would make him the 17th player in NBA history to average at least 27 points and 11 rebounds.

26 regular season games remain for No. 15 to add to his already huge statistical season.

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DMC Having Top 10 All-Time Season for Center

2016’s All-Star Weekend brought out the best in the NBA, including TNT’s popular “Inside the NBA” duo of Charles Barkley and Kings minority owner Shaquille O’Neal.

Barkley formed a bet with O’Neal, doubting that the 43-year-old seven-footer can still throw it down. In pure Shaq fashion, he did just that, impressing Kings big man DeMarcus Cousins after the slam.

Barkley apologized for thinking otherwise, but folks at TNT made sure he came through on his bet of going ice skating if he lost, creating the following image of Chuck.

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