Getty Hall of Famer Shaquille O'Neal. Hall of Famer Shaquille O’Neal (Shaq) has earned a lot of goodwill from fans over the years for his colorful commentary and dominant play on the court, but nobody sympathized with him for his on-air gaffe on March 11. During a telecast of “Inside the NBA” on TNT, Shaq referred to Portland Trail Blazers head coach Chauncey Billups as the coach of the Detroit Pistons. When called out by his panelists over the gaffe, O’Neal made things worse by admitting that