Shaq’s TikTok workout video has fans going crazy: ‘Call me’

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Lemoncelli, J. (2026, October 14). Shaq’s TikTok workout video has fans going crazy: ‘Call me’. New York Post. https://nypost.com/2026/10/14/sports/shaqs-tiktok-workout-video-has-fans-going-crazy/

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New York Post · collected 2026-10-14 · by Jenna Lemoncelli

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Shaq posted a TikTok workout video parodying Arnold Schwarzenegger, which went viral and garnered enthusiastic responses from fans who joked about calling him and praised his physique. The former NBA star recently graduated as an honorary FBI Special Agent at the FBI National Academy in Virginia and is set to continue with "Inside the NBA" on ESPN after TNT’s deal expired, earning over $15 million per year under a long-term agreement with TNT Sports.
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🔮 “Recovery will take time, but I’m incredibly fortunate to be surrounded by amazing people who continue to lift me up, encourage me, and remind me that every challenge is an opportunity to grow.
🔮 Shaq, who also DJs under the stage name Diesel, is in agreement a long-term deal with TNT Sports that will pay him over $15 million per year, Front Office Sports reported early last year.
🔮 “I have a confession to make as a WAG, and that is that every game day I will get on Twitter and search my husband’s name and see what dumbass, idiot, worthless, stupid piece of s–t, unrespectable, fat, ugly, dumb losers are tweeting negatively about him
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🔮 “Over the last two months and after multiple visits to the Mayo Clinic, Lisa is getting her CAR-T infusion today.
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FBI NBA Quantico Virginia the FBI National Academy

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Shaq PERSON · 5× Arnold Schwarzenegger PERSON · 1× Arnold Shaqanager PERSON · 1× Charles Barkley PERSON · 1× FBI ORG · 1× Mike Jones PERSON · 1× NBA ORG · 1× Quantico GPE · 1× Virginia GPE · 1× the FBI National Academy ORG · 1×

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Shaq, who also DJs under the stage name Diesel, is in agreement a long-term deal with TNT Sports that will pay him over $15 million per year, Front Office Sports reported early last year.
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🔮 Shaq, who also DJs under the stage name Diesel, is in agreement a long-term deal with TNT Sports that will pay him over $15 million per year, Front Office Sports reported early last year.
2026-10-14 · New York Post
Shaq’s TikTok workout video has fans going crazy: ‘Call me’ · assertive framing

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Shaq channeled Arnold Schwarzenegger in a recent workout video and the internet had a field day. asserted
internet → channel → day
The “Inside the NBA” host shared a video of him shirtless in the gym while doing reps of arms on a weight machine. asserted
host → share → machine
“Here I come Arnold Shaqanager,” he wrote, including the song “Back Then” by rapper Mike Jones. asserted
he → come → Jones
At one point, he looked directly in the camera and made a grinning face. asserted
he → look → face
“Shaq call me,” one person said. asserted
person → call → me
“Unc is alive I mean ALIVE” someone wrote. asserted
someone → mean → ALIVE
“I tried to tell yall Shaq is fine,” another added. asserted
another → try → ?
Shaq was recently named an honorary FBI Special Agent after graduating session 299 at the FBI National Academy in Quantico, Virginia on Sept. 17. asserted
Shaq → name → Sept.
During a graduation ceremony, the former four-time NBA champion center jokingly told the agents to “arrest Charles Barkley” if they saw his “Inside the NBA” co-host. asserted
they → tell → host
Shaq, who also DJs under the stage name Diesel, is in agreement a long-term deal with TNT Sports that will pay him over $15 million per year, Front Office Sports reported early last year. asserted
Sports → dj → year
In November 2024, TNT licensed the Emmy Award–winning “Inside the NBA” to ESPN in exchange for a package of Big 12 college football/basketball games. asserted
TNT → license → games
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