‘Diesel knows everybody’: Shaquille O’Neal reveals celebrity friendships from Kendrick Lamar to John Summit
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The NBA legend-turned DJ will be performing with John Summit ahd Ludacric at his annual Super Bowl after party. Shaquille O’Neal has revealed some of the celebrities he’s formed close friendships with – and how they stay in touch. He specified how long he’s known these musicians and that he tends to see them pretty often.
“I’ve been friends with Ludacris for over 30 years,” he explained. “Ludacris used to come by my house every time he was in LA unannounced, just to get some of my chef’s cake.”. O’Neal added: “And John Summit is a good friend of mine and said he’d love to be involved.”.
According to the former NBA star, he’s been friends with Lamar for quite some time too, explaining: “I know Kendrick personally, so I know he’s going to put on a fabulous show.”. O’Neal also noted that he’s someone who’s focused on being “respectful” and “nice” to all of his friends, regardless of their celebrities or no.
“It’s all about honor and respect, so every person I come in contact with, superstar or not, I just try to show as much respect as possible,” he said. This year, the former Los Angeles Lakers star is bringing his 7th annual “Shaq’s Fun House” to New Orleans, as the Super Bowl is being held at Caesars Superdome on Sunday, February 9. Along with performances by Summit and Ludcradis, O’Neal has invited DJ Irie to take the stage at the after-party, which will be hosted at Mardi Gras World.
“New Orleans is one of the most vibrant cities in the world, and it’s the perfect place to kick off Big Game Weekend. As an LSU alumni, Louisiana is like a second home to me. So it’s only fitting that my homecoming is a big city wide celebration,” O’Neal said in a statement. “We’ll have the best music, the wildest carnival rides, and, I can promise it will be anything like the boring corporate parties that weekend. This one is for the fans! I can’t wait to bring Shaq’s Fun House to this amazing city because it is like New Orleans.”.
