NBA legend Shaq details dramatic weight loss: 'I couldn't walk up the steps'

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Three-time NBA Finals MVP Shaquille O'Neal is making his health a priority.

O'Neal, who turned 51 this year, detailed his recent 55-pound weight loss. He now weighs 351 pounds, but he is still working to shed more weight.

"I'm probably gonna get between 315 and 330," the Los Angeles Lakers legend told "Entertainment Tonight," adding that he wants to eventually "have a 12-pack."

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TV analyst Shaquille O'Neal before Game 2 of the 2022 NBA Finals between the Golden State Warriors and the Boston Celtics at Chase Center in San Francisco June 5, 2022. (Darren Yamashita/USA Today Sports)

"I’ve got a five-pack now, so I’ve got seven more packs to go because I want to take my shirt off on Instagram," O'Neal joked.

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He noted that his struggle to walk up stairs prompted his recent weight loss journey.

"I was getting chubby and couldn’t even walk up the stairs. I didn’t like the way I looked in the mirror. I was like, 'I'm gonna lose 20,' and then I was trying to lose 20."

O'Neal recently took to social media to share a video of his progress. An Instagram video showed the Pro Basketball Hall of Famer ripping off a tank top and flexing his muscles.

Shaquille O'Neal attends a game between the Houston Rockets and the Dallas Mavericks at Toyota Center Dec. 23, 2022, in Houston. (Carmen Mandato/Getty Images)

American bodybuilder Phil Heath was tagged in O'Neal's Instagram post. 

"In my former life, I was @philheath we almost there @rocshabazz that @novexbiotech #gf9 baby," Shaq wrote in the post.

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