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Shaq’s TikTok workout video has fans going crazy: ‘Call me’

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Lemoncelli, J. (2026, October 14). Shaq’s TikTok workout video has fans going crazy: ‘Call me’. New York Post. https://nypost.com/2026/10/14/sports/shaqs-tiktok-workout-video-has-fans-going-crazy/

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Shaq posted a TikTok workout video parodying Arnold Schwarzenegger, which went viral and garnered enthusiastic responses from fans who joked about calling him and praised his physique. The former NBA star recently graduated as an honorary FBI Special Agent at the FBI National Academy in Virginia and is set to continue with "Inside the NBA" on ESPN after TNT’s deal expired, earning over $15 million per year under a long-term agreement with TNT Sports.

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Shaq, former NBA star and current "Inside the NBA" host, posted a humorous TikTok workout video that went viral, with fans commenting enthusiastically. In the video, Shaq referenced Arnold Schwarzenegger and made playful gestures directly to the camera. This post comes after Shaq was named an honorary FBI Special Agent upon graduating from the FBI National Academy in Quantico, Virginia on September 17. During his graduation ceremony, he joked about agents arresting co-host Charles Barkley if they saw him. Additionally, Shaq signed a long-term deal with TNT Sports worth over $15 million per year, as reported by Front Office Sports earlier this year.

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Shaq channeled Arnold Schwarzenegger in a recent workout video and the internet had a field day. asserted

internet → channel → day

The “Inside the NBA” host shared a video of him shirtless in the gym while doing reps of arms on a weight machine. asserted

host → share → machine

“Here I come Arnold Shaqanager,” he wrote, including the song “Back Then” by rapper Mike Jones. asserted

he → come → Jones

At one point, he looked directly in the camera and made a grinning face. asserted

he → look → face

“Shaq call me,” one person said. asserted

person → call → me

“Unc is alive I mean ALIVE” someone wrote. asserted

someone → mean → ALIVE

“I tried to tell yall Shaq is fine,” another added. asserted

another → try → ?

Shaq was recently named an honorary FBI Special Agent after graduating session 299 at the FBI National Academy in Quantico, Virginia on Sept. 17. asserted

Shaq → name → Sept.

During a graduation ceremony, the former four-time NBA champion center jokingly told the agents to “arrest Charles Barkley” if they saw his “Inside the NBA” co-host. asserted

they → tell → host

Shaq, who also DJs under the stage name Diesel, is in agreement a long-term deal with TNT Sports that will pay him over $15 million per year, Front Office Sports reported early last year. asserted

Sports → dj → year

In November 2024, TNT licensed the Emmy Award–winning “Inside the NBA” to ESPN in exchange for a package of Big 12 college football/basketball games. asserted

TNT → license → games

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