Shaq warns ‘old guys’ as he returns to the gym after hip replacement surgery

Shaquille O’Neal is on the road to recovery from hip replacement surgery earlier this month.

Former Los Angeles Lakers The superstar posted a video of him returning to the gym and walking with a crutch after surgery. O’Neal began training on a machine to get back to 100%.

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Shaquille O’Neal attended Michelob Ultra and Netflix’s “Full Swing” premiere and Super Bowl afterparty on February 20. November 11, 2023 in Phoenix. (Daniel Bokzarski/Getty Images for Michelob ULTRA)

“I want my game back, all you old dudes who are in @24hrfitness @lafitness @lifetimefitness I’m coming for you,” he captioned the video.

On March 19, O’Neill posted photo of myself on social media from a hospital bed, which raised concerns about the big man’s health. He later tweeted that he needed a hip replacement and thanked fans for their thoughts and prayers.

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Kareem Abdul Jabbar (left), Shaquille O’Neal and Julius Erving (not pictured) pose for a photo during the Taco Bell Skills Challenge of the 2022 NBA All Star Weekend on February 20. February 19, 2022 at the Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse in Cleveland. (Jesse D. Garrabrant/NBAE via Getty Images)

The four-time NBA champion is only 51 years old, and while he appears to have lost weight in his game days, his hip is too worn out. At his peak, the NBA center weighed 325 pounds and was 7’1″. Last year, he told Logan Paul that he had put on weight to 401 pounds.

In December, O’Neal talked about losing weight in an interview with Entertainment Tonight.

“A friend called me and said:“ You are fat, ”and she gave me the name of this guy, and he did a blood test,” he said then. “He said, ‘You can do this, you can’t do that, [eat] more vegetables [your] little iron.

Shaquille O’Neal, aka DJ Diesel, performs during Late Night at the Phog at Allen Fieldhouse in Lawrence, Kansas on October 1st. 14, 2022. (Jay Biggerstaff, USA TODAY Sports)

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“Once I started changing those certain things, everything fell apart. It’s all about proper nutrition.”