Shaquille O'Neal says Angel Reese is the best LSU athlete in history

Shaquille O'Neal has made a big, big call.

The NBA legend says collegiate basketball player Angel Reese is the best LSU athlete in history.

From elite NFL stars to NBA greats, Louisiana State University prides itself on producing some of the best sports stars on the planet.

More often than not, they're competing for national championships every single year – whether that's basketball, football, baseball, gymnastics and even track & field.

Some amazing athletes have pulled on that iconic purple and yellow shirt throughout the years, but Shaq has pinpointed who he thinks if the best.

"She's [Angel Reese] probably the greatest athlete ever to come out of LSU Sports. You heard it here first. Male and female," Shaquille O'Neal said on 'The Big Podcast with Shaq'.

"Did you hear what I just said? Male and female."

"Guess what? She delivered. She delivered that package. A lot of us got the package and we've still got the package in our truck. She delivered that package.

"There's a lot of names you can throw around, men and women, but she's probably the greatest athlete.

"Some people are probably going to exclude it to women only, but I'm not doing that. She's probably the greatest athlete to ever come out of LSU because she got it done.

"Joe Burrow got it done a couple of years ago, but she's way more athletic than he is."

Baring in mind, some of America's best talent has emerged from the LSU's campus in Baton Rouge.

We're talking about the likes of Joe Burrow, "Pistol" Pete Maravich, Odell Beckham Jr, Y.A. Tittle, Justin Jefferson, Patrick Peterson, Leonard Fournette, Ben Simmons and - of course - Shaquille O'Neal himself.

But four-time NBA champ Shaq believes Reese, who recently guided LSU women's basketball team to its first national championship, is the greatest.

Reese is still on 20 years of age and has a bright, bright future ahead of her, no doubt.

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Topics: Basketball, US Sports, Shaquille O’Neal, NBA

Max Sherry

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