So, it turns out Shaquille O’Neal is a big fan of Northampton Town. At least that’s the impression he was aiming to give off during a rather random personal shout out to the League 2 side via their official youtube channel today.
The big man, looking like he had just rolled out of bed and by no means appearing to be reading from a script, addressed team Cobblers. “I know what it takes to win Championships” trumpeted Shaq, “You gotta make sure you finish strong, and do not give up that intensity.”
Shaq insisted he was looking forward to coming to Sixfields to watch a game at “some point” and shamelessly signed off by plugging his radio station, proving we’ve reached new levels in the race to commercialise every single facet of football.
Watch Shaq’s Northampton Town shout out below.
