SHAQUILLE O'Neal has opened up about his addiction to painkillers.

The legendary Los Angeles Lakers big man has previously spoken about the addiction he faced during his NBA career.

O'Neal appeared on the Armchair Expert podcast with Dax Shepard, who first brought up the topic.

"You had to be on pain pills to play. You had to," Shepard said.

"You were playing through so many injuries. Again, back to this thing where I'm suspicious that for you to admit you have any weakness would be too painful.

"You're just keeping it all in, right? You're just playing through everything.

"You have stuff that's going on and yeah, you had to be on pain pills.

"How did that not grab you? Or did it grab you a little bit? Have you ever been scared about any of that addiction wise?"

After that, Sh

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