NEW LONDON, CT — Basketball legend Shaquille O'Neal stopped by New London restaurant Tony D's Friday afternoon, according to a post on the restaurant's Facebook page.
The restaurant posted on its Facebook page: "Serving lunch to NBA hall of famer, Shaquille O' Neal, on a casual Friday afternoon was a pleasant surprise to say the least! Thanks Shaq for stopping by, I guess you could call today a Shaq Attack!!!"
The post garnered more than 1600 reactions, 187 comments, and 424 shares.
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O’Neal was likely in the state for an NBA Hall of Fame ceremony, The Middletown Press reported. The Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame is in Springfield, MA, but the ceremony, which started Friday, was moved this year to Mohegan Sun Casino to provide more space.
Those to be inducted into the Hall of Fame include O’Neal’s former Los Angeles Lakers teammate Kobe Bryant, who died in a 2020 helicopter crash.
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O'Neal is currently an analyst for the television program "Inside the NBA." He won four championships in his 19-year NBA career.
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