Shaq shocks Angel Reese by saying she should wear revealing clothes in games to make more money

Shaquille O’Neal, a women’s basketball fan, has his own ideas on how to generate more interest in the WNBA. He shared one of his ideas with Chicago Sky rookie star Angel Reese, and received a hostile response.

During an interview on Reese’s podcast “Unapologetically Angel” this week, O’Neal referred to an outfit Reese wore off the court as a potential business strategy for selling more merchandise.

The outfit in question was a gray long-sleeve top with short, gray shorts that Reese wore on “Nick Cannon Presents: Wild ‘n Out,” a sketch comedy and battle rap improv game show.

“Imagine if you were wearing the same little shorts from the ‘Wild ‘n Out’ show while dunking. How many T-shirts would you sell?” O’Neal suggested to Reese during the podcast.

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Angel Reese attends Game 5 of the 2024 WNBA Finals between the Minnesota Lynx and the New York Liberty on Oct. 20, 2024 in Brooklyn, N.Y. (Melanie Fidler/NBAE via Getty Images)

Reese responded passionately, raising her voice and stating that she’s “not imagining anything!”

O’Neal persisted, mentioning the shorts once again. “The same little shorts you had on at ‘Wild ‘n Out.’ … I’m just saying,” he reiterated.

Reese quickly shut down the conversation, changing the topic and halting O’Neal from continuing by exclaiming, “OK, all right, all right, all right.”

O’Neal’s comments regarding improving WNBA viewership by lowering the basket for more dunking opportunities had also caused a stir.

“Bro, first of all, I like how y’all are starting to get into fashion,” Shaq said. “Bro, a pretty girl dunking on the rim? I’m watching that all day.”

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Reese disagreed, expressing skepticism that women dunking would significantly impact the viewership and disliking “when men say that.”

“I feel like it still wouldn’t be good enough. It’s never good enough,” Reese stated. “People always disrespect women regardless. They are always going to not give us the same value as a man. So I don’t think that.”