Shaquille O'Neal used to naked wrestle his teammates, coaches

Despite being one of the more imposing forces to ever play the game, legendary NBA center Shaquille O'Neal wore out his welcome with a not insignificant number of franchises during his playing career. And now we know why.

According to Alvin Gentry, who was on the Phoenix Suns' coaching staff when the club acquired Shaq, O'Neal regularly subjected his teammates to surprise naked Brazilian wrestling matches as a prank.

"The thing that he did that got to be, y'know, that [Shaq] was notorious for was that every few days - every week or so - he would decide that it was time for this, uh, Brazillian naked wrestling contest," Gentry explained in an appearance on TrueHoop TV.

"So you wouldn't know who the chosen one was," continued Gentry. "But what would happen when you least expect it is - this 7-foot, 350 pound guy would turn the corner, and he would be stark naked, grab you, he would take you to the floor, and he would do about five rollovers with you.

"Yes, I was a victim of this," Gentry joked. "I had to go to therapy quite a bit after that."

In case you were wondering, the 'naked Brazilian wrestling rollover' is not a regulation Shaq-Fu fighting technique. 

[H/T SB Nation]