โBig Chicken is taking over Texasโ: Shaquille OโNeal opens 2nd restaurant in Houston area
NBA legend Shaquille OโNeal celebrated the opening of his second Houston area restaurant Wednesday, with a line wrapped out the door filled with diners and fans waiting to greet Shaq and get a taste of his signature meals.
Former NBA all-star Shaquille OโNeal presented humanitarian award while distributing food in Houston
HOUSTON โ Former NBA superstar Shaquille OโNeal made an appearance Saturday afternoon at the food distribution at NRG Stadium. He joined Mayor Sylvester Turner and other city officials provide resources to those in need amid COVID-19. Turner presented OโNeal with a humanitarian award for his random acts of kindness in Houston. OโNeal was shocked.
The Texas Basketball Museum keeps a hoop dream alive in Carmine
But the Texas Basketball Museum, opened in 2009, also offers travelers good reason to linger, especially as the NCAA tournament, or March Madness, commences March 17. Bob Springer, former publisher of Texas Basketball magazine, founded the museum to trace the stateโs hoops history, from high school to the pros. A few years later, at the Texas state basketball tournament, Springer approached OโNeal, a spectator at the tourney, about acquiring a shoe for the museum. โI mean, heโs one of the great basketball players to come out of Texas. The room is lined with photos of legendary Texas high school coaches such as Granburyโs Leta Andrews, who retired in 2014 after 52 years on the bench with 1,416 winsโmore than any high school coach in U.S. history.