'She's fabulous': Shaquille O’Neal lauds Taylor Swift as he hosts annual Super Bowl party in Wynn Hotel

LAS VEGAS, NEVADA: Shaquille O’Neal recently entertained his friends at his annual Super Bowl party.

The NBA legend hosted ‘Shaq’s Fun House’ at XA in the Wynn Hotel in Las Vegas, on Friday night, February 9.

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Shaquille O'Neal hopes to get a seat close to Taylor Swift at Super Bowl LVIII

The 51-year-old praised Taylor Swift for her incredible talent and performing all over the world. “If I see Taylor Swift and get to shake her hand, take a picture, I’ll be good,” O’Neal said during an interview.

The former Los Angeles Lakers player interestingly took the help of the internet to check whether he had ever met Taylor Swift, and he found out that he hadn’t yet.

“She’s a fabulous person. I’m happy for her. I’m proud of her. She’s done a lot. She’s definitely a cultural icon,” O’Neal praised. "I just want to shake the hand of greatness."

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During his show ‘Inside the NBA', the host said that he wishes he could get on to a seat close to Swift at Allegiant Stadium on Super Blow on Sunday. February 11.

“I hope I’m sitting in the suite next to Taylor Swift,” he previously told TMZ Sports.

Kansas City Chiefs heiress Gracie Hunt confirmed Swift will “definitely has her own accommodations.”

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“I hope to cross paths with her on Sunday, but it’s going to be total chaos for everybody,” the former Miss Kansas USA winner said. “We’re all super excited for Super Bowl Sunday.”

Shaq also paid his tribute to his former teammate Kobe Bryant after a statue was unveiled in his honor outside Cypto.com Arena in Los Angeles.

“I want to give a shoutout to his parents, Pam and Joe Bryant,” O’Neal told PageSix.

"It was a great event. It was inevitable that his statue would be out there,” he added.

“[I] definitely couldn’t have won those championships without him … if I had one wish it would be able to just talk to him and say congratulations.”

Kobe unexpectedly died in a helicopter crash on January 26, 2020, alongside his Gianna, and seven others.

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