HBO's docuseries Shaq dives into the basketball icon in first trailer
The four-part series from director Robert Alexander details the life and career of NBA Hall of Fame player Shaquille O'Neal
Taking a cue from their Adam McKay-directed series Winning Time: The Rise Of The Lakers Dynasty, HBO is giving one of the Los Angeles team’s later MVPs the documentary treatment. The streamer has released the first trailer for Shaq, which dives into the 19-year career and life of basketball legend and man of many hats Shaquille “Shaq” O’Neal.
Throughout four episodes, the series will follow the rise of Shaq as one of the NBA’s most prominent centers and players of all time, as well as a cultural icon with his rap and acting career (lest we all forget the 1996 classic Kazaam). Shaq will also go beyond the larger-than-life personality, looking at what “encompasses his life off the court, from his upbringing in a military family to his deepest personal relationships, prosperous broadcasting, and business careers,” reads HBO’s synopsis of the miniseries.