“I was following The Lakers during the 2002 season when Sports Illustrated commissioned to do a portrait of Shaq. For this image, I had two different negatives printed onto one piece of paper. I always loved this image as it captures two sides of his many personalities. During the shoot, Shaq told me I was the second-best photographer he’d worked with, so I looked at him and asked, “Who’s the best?!” He answered, “Me.” Classic Shaq. He is one funny guy, always a lot of fun to be around, and takes up the entire room when he is there. He's one of the biggest human beings I've ever seen!”

Walter Iooss Jr. May 4th, 2021

Artist: Walter Iooss Jr. Title: Shaquille O’Neal, El Segundo, CA 2002 Location: N/A Date of Photo: March 7th, 2002 NFT Mint Event For Image: #01 Release Date: May 18th, 2021