Shaquille O’Neal Teases Angel Reese at LSU Game

Shaquille O’Neal teased Angel Reese with her signature “too small” gesture during LSU’s home football game against Alabama on November 7, prompting a playful response from the Atlanta Dream forward. Video of the sideline exchange shows Reese pointing her camera at O’Neal as he made the gesture, then pushing the camera toward him as if taking a swing. O’Neal laughed and walked away.

The two were among former LSU basketball standouts attending the game in Baton Rouge. Reese had been recording O’Neal and asked him to say something, according to one account of the video. Instead, he made the hand gesture that Reese had used during the WNBA Finals. In the clip, she responds, “It’s okay, it’s okay.”

Some reports described Reese as annoyed, but the video does not establish how she felt. The exchange appeared playful, and O’Neal and Reese have a longstanding connection dating to her time at LSU. O’Neal has supported her career and signed her to Reebok before she entered the WNBA.

The gesture became a talking point during the 2026 WNBA Finals. In Game 3, Reese made it after Atlanta beat the Golden State Valkyries 97-71, a result that gave the Dream a 2-1 series lead. Golden State went on...