Shaq suggests Jill Biden's Iowa White House invitation wish was race related

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LSU alum and NBA legend Shaquille O’Neal voiced his doubts about first lady Jill Biden's motivations for inviting the Iowa women's basketball team to the White House.

Biden drew ire this month when she suggested that the Hawkeyes should also be invited to the White House along with the national champion LSU Tigers as part of the tradition of sports champions being recognized by the president for their achievements.

LSU defeated Iowa handily in the national title game thanks to a dominant performance from Angel Reese, who was named the tournament’s Most Outstanding Player. Caitlin Clark, who set the basketball world on fire during the tourney, put up a valiant effort, but Iowa was outmatched at the end.

Biden, who was at the game, said on the Monday after the game that she would suggest to her husband, President Joe Biden, that Iowa come to the White House, too. 

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Caitlin Clark #22 of the Iowa Hawkeyes dribbles the ball against the Louisiana State Tigers during the 2023 NCAA Women's Basketball Tournament National Championship at American Airlines Center on April 2, 2023 in Dallas, Texas. (Ben Solomon/NCAA Photos via Getty Images)

Reese responded with laughing emojis and called her suggestion "A JOKE." She even speculated that LSU wouldn’t visit the White House at all after the comment.

As the basketball world dissected the remarks, O’Neal suggested Biden’s invitation was related to race – Reese is Black and Clark is White.

He and "The Big Podcast" co-host Nischelle Turner talked about the issue.

"Although we know she doesn’t make the decision, that caused a big uproar. What did