Lakers News: Shaquille O'Neal Explains How He Manages Packed Post-Playing Career

The Los Angeles Lakers have had many superstars and Hall of Fame-type players in their history; however, none have been bigger, more dynamic, or more fun than big man Shaquille O'Neal. O'Neal changed the Lakers' dynamic from the moment he arrived in 1996, and he gave the purple and gold and their fans some memorable memories for his eight years in Los Angeles.

His time in LA was busy, appearing in movies, TV shows and advancing his music career as well. Since then, his schedule has only gotten more jam-packed. If you turn on the TV, radio or are active on social media, more times than not, you will spot Shaq doing something somewhere in the world. He's one of the busiest men in the entertainment world, and in a recent interview with the Los Angeles Times, the three-time Laker champ discussed how he manages his packed post-playing career.

“It’s called delegation. You have to delegate your time where it’s most needed. Like a lot of the stuff you mentioned is easy. Like when you say rap, I do that at the house. DJ — fly in, do a show, come out. TNT every Thursday, commercials — like, [there are] 24 hours in a day. In a perfect world I try to get 8-8-8, but a lot of times it overlaps. Like last night I only got four hours of sleep, so I’m really working, working to do a lot. ... I put in some overtime today, but tomorrow I don’t have to do anything till 3 so I’m gonna get 12 hours of sleep tonight, trust me.”

(Per Shaquille O'Neal via LA Times)

If you're not seeing the Big Diesel on NBA on TNT, you might see him on a Papa John's commercial, The General Car Insurance, Icy Hot, or any other of his many endorsement deals. When he isn't doing any commercials or on TNT, he's somewhere on the globe doing his thing on the 1's and 2's as a DJ.

Shaq is the ultimate bag chaser, and you can't fault him for it. He remains the biggest star in the business; there's nothing not to like about him.

He's had an outstanding playing career, but you could argue that his post-playing career is even better.