Fox News Flash top sports headlines are here. Check out what's clicking on Foxnews.com. LSU star Angel Reese revealed she had to call Shaquille O’Neal and ask him to tone down the superlatives the former NBA star was giving her after the Tigers won the national championship.
In the aftermath of the national title game and all the controversy that came with it, O’Neal dubbed her the greatest Tigers athlete ever.
O’Neal put her over himself, Joe Burrow, Lolo Jones and Pete Maravich. However, Reese appeared on "The Breakfast Club" in New York City and said she talked to O’Neal about the remarks. "I called him after that and I was like, ‘You know how much pressure you just put on me?
You know how much?’" she said. CLICK HERE FOR MORE SPORTS COVERAGE ON FOXNEWS.COM Angel Reese, #10 of the LSU Lady Tigers, handles the ball against the Iowa Hawkeyes during the 2023 NCAA Women's Basketball Tournament National Championship at American Airlines Center on April 2, 2023 in Dallas. (C.