SHAQUILLE O’Neal worried fans with a hospital snap on Sunday.
The NBA Hall of Famer, 51, tweeted the worrying shot of himself sleeping in a hospital bed.
Johnson revealed that O’Neal was undergoing hip replacement surgery
O’Neal tweeted the photo of him sleeping in a hospital bed on Sunday
Thankfully for fans, both he and NBA on TNT co-host Ernie Johnson have revealed that O’Neal has undergone hip replacement surgery.
Speaking on TNT’s coverage of March Madness, Johnson responded to a screengrab of O’Neal’s tweet wishing the four-time NBA Champion “the best.”
He kept his response to the point saying “yeah, he’s getting a new hip, as a matter of a fact.”
And it seems that Johnson and co-host Candace Parker have high hopes for O’Neal in his recovery, with the WNBA star saying: “E.J. you told me he’s gonna go down to 24-Hour Fitness and dominate once his hip heals.”
Later on Monday, O’Neal also commented on his procedure on Twitter.
He posted a shot of him flashing his rear to a teammate while with the Los Angeles Lakers, along with the caption: “to all the people who are worried and concerned. first off , let me say thank you.
“And lastly no need to worry, just had to get some BBL WORK AKA #hipreplacement.
“Thanks and love you all. but no need to worry and yes i’m fine.”
‘BBL” stands for a Brazilian butt lift, which according to the American Board of Cosmetic Surgery, “is a specialized fat transfer procedure that augments the size and shape of the buttocks without implants.”
Back in December, O’Neal revealed that he had recently lost 36 pounds, dropping from 401 to 365 pounds in an interview with Page Six.
He explained: “A friend of mine called me and said, ‘You’re fat.’
“She gave me this guy’s name, and he did some blood work.
“He was saying, ‘You can do this, you can’t do that, [eat] more vegetables, [your] iron’s low.’
“Once I just started changing those certain things, it dropped.
“It’s all about eating right.”
O’Neal was a fifteen-time NBA All-Star
