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Shaquille O'Neal praises the Lakers, wishes he could have finished career in Los Angeles

He also made beat reporters type a few naughty words.

The Los Angles Lakers held their "Lakers All-Access" event on Monday night, in which current players like D'Angelo Russell, Julius Randle, and Roy Hibbert, as well as president Jeanie Buss spoke to the media and fans about the current state of the team. Hibbert shared how he continues to try and keep the team engaged and playing together using off the court bonding, while Russell explained that he isn't afraid of elite point guards like Stephen Curry and Russell Westbrook because "they've got to guard me too."

Despite all of those headliners, the real star of the night was the man who Buss credited for building Staples Center, four-time NBA champion (three of which came with the Lakers), former regular season MVP, three-time NBA Finals MVP, and future Hall-of-Famer Shaquille O'Neal. Shaq spent part of the evening praising the Lakers organization and fondly reminiscing on his time there, even going as far as to say he wished he could have finished his career in the purple and gold:

Additionally, O'Neal, who is never a dull quote, then spent the rest of the night in top form. Here are a few of his best lines of the evening:

Shaq made multiple beat writers type out and tweet the word "boobies" multiple times. What a time to be alive.

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