Fans have slammed Shaquille O’Neal’s “perverted” and “creepy” comments to WNBA star Angel Reese about the “little shorts” she’s been wearing recently.

On Thursday’s episode of Reese’s “Unapologetically Angel” podcastThe 52-year-old former Los Angeles Lakers star talked about how the outfit the Chicago Sky star recently wore to a “Wild ‘N Out” event in Chicago earlier this month could help him make money.

“Imagine wearing the same little shorts you wore to dunk at the ‘Wild ‘N Out’ show. Do you know how many t-shirts you will sell? “You’re hanging around,” he said, I’m talking about Reese in blue shorts It was an outfit that exposed the lower half of her hips.

“The same little shorts you wore in ‘Wild ‘n Out’… Just sayin’,” he added.

Reese, 22, immediately seemed uncomfortable with the topic and tried to switch gears.

“Okay, okay, okay, okay,” he interrupted.

O’Neal’s comments sparked backlash from fans who claimed he had crossed the line with his manager.

“Shaq sexualizes Angel Reese when she is 30 years older than him and has older children.” wrote an X user Next to a GIF of Tiffany Haddish gagging.

“Angel Reese has learned a painful lesson about men in real time, I’m afraid, through Shaq.” added another.

“Shaq is 52 years old and an NBA legend so he gets a free pass for being chilling. Angel Reese looks at Shaq like a father figure mentor and tackles him in shorts, lmao” said a third person.

“I’m glad people are noticing Shaq’s creepy and deviant behavior. I don’t like how some people insist, ‘Well, if Angel dresses like this, what does he expect?’ “She can dress sexy, but she still doesn’t want to be sexually harassed,” she said. a fourth user wrote.

Page Six reached out to representatives for both O’Neal and Reese but did not immediately hear back.

O’Neal and Reese have maintained a close relationship since his rise to stardom following his move from LSU to the pros.

Last October, the four-time NBA champion, who is Reebok’s president of basketball operations, signed a contract with the co-owner of DC Power Football Club. multi-year name, image and likeness agreement with shoe and clothing brand.

In January, Reese said: He looked up to O’Neal as a “father figure”.

“He inspires me a lot. He is so sincere that he stood by me during my difficult times. He understands that, and there is no more perfect person for me to be close to,” he told USA Today at the time.

“We have fun and if I needed anything he would help me… and he would do it even if I never played basketball again. “He cares about me as a person, not as a player.”