In this excerpt from the Draymond Green Show, Shaquille O’Neal recounts a vivid, profanity‑laden anecdote from the set of his second movie, Blue Chips, where a makeshift gym was built for his mandatory workout. While training, he encounters a 6‑foot‑7‑inch actor who turns out to be future NBA star Penny Hardaway, sparking Shaq’s early interest. Shaq then shifts to a later period with the Orlando Magic, describing how he pressured the franchise to draft Hardaway. He claims he threatened to leave the team if they didn’t give him the player, describing a chaotic scene at his house where he tore the place apart after the Magic initially chose Chris Webber. The story culminates with the Magic trading for Hardaway, vindicating Shaq’s demands. Colin Cowherd briefly interjects, confirming Shaq’s recollection. The segment blends personal storytelling, behind‑the‑scenes NBA draft politics, and informal banter.
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Welcome to the brand new Draymond Green Show YouTube channel. Hit subscribe so you don't miss out on any of our content. Penny, ultimate team player. That motherfucker. And I don't know if you know the story, but my second, my first movie, no, second movie, "Blue Chips." So, you know, it was already a problem for me to go fucking shoot movies. You're not gonna be able to work out. So it was in my contract. I gotta work out from 8 to 12. So they build a little fucking gym and I got all the NBA players to run down. And this motherfucker is diming me up like crazy. 6'7", motherfucker smooth. And I'm running and as soon as I go like that, the fucking ball's there. I'm spinning and he throwing the lobs. I was like, "Yo man, who the fuck is this actor?" 'Cause you know, we on the movie set. He said, "That's Penny Hardaway." And I don't know about you, but I don't be looking at college players seeing who the fuck I'm at. I got shit to do, so. I'm like, who the fuck is this dude? He's like, man, that's fucking Penny Hardaway. And I can remember before I left, you know, us losing and getting swept, D. Scott come to me and say, yo man, you gotta fucking take over. 'Cause I'm the military kid, I'm the discipline kid. Yes sir, no sir, whatever you say, sir. D. Scott was like, man, fuck that, you gotta take over. So I was like, you know what, now I'm gonna try it. Hey man, you know who Penny Hardaway is?
Yeah.
We might not get him, we want the first pick, we wanna go with C-Web. 'Nah, fuck that. You gonna have to get Penny.' 'Yeah, I don't know if we can get Penny.' 'Listen to what the fuck I'm telling you right now. My deal is up in 2 years. If you don't give me what I want to help me win this championship, I'm gonna have to look elsewhere.' So me, Kenny, and Uncle Draymond Green, we at the house, we watching the draft. They draft Chris Webber. I'm fucking picking up lamps. I'm just tearing the motherfucking house apart. 'Cause I'm like, these motherfuckers didn't listen to me. They testing me, you know? 'Cause now that I put myself in charge, motherfucker, I'm in charge. You gonna have to do what the fuck I say or else I'm gonna have to go somewhere where they gonna let me be in charge. So I'm tearing the fucking house up and going crazy. Kenny and them trying to wrestle me to the floor. And then they say, wait, wait, the Orlando Magic make a trade with the Golden State Warriors for Penny, for Chris. And I was like, oh shit, they did it. They listened to me. So now D. Scott and them don't know what I got. 'Cause I don't know if they know Penny, but I know this motherfucker's nice. So him.
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