Shaquille O’Neal was in town this week for a two-day broadcast journalism course at Syracuse University. Sounds like he’s thinking about life after the NBA. I thought I’d share a few photos taken in an on-campus television studio during his visit, plus one from an exhibition game last fall when he made his first trip to Syracuse. While I have a hard time watching the man shoot a free throw (!) he certainly has a presence under the hoop. And I have to say he was quite a character in person!

I don’t usually think to have my photo taken at these sort of events, but I didn’t think anyone would believe me when I said that I’m only a foot shorter than Shaq. Heck I could be almost be a small forward in the NBA, right?! Not sure I would stand a chance against a guy weighing 2 ½ times my weight though.