Shaq in Lubbock: ShaQuille O’Neal, also known as DJ Diesel, visits Texas Tech Football, Big Chicken – AOL

Shaquille O’Neal returned to Hub City, who was a concert before playing before the Saturday football match in Texas Tech and visited his highly efficient chicken restaurant.

Being under her stage name DJ Diesel, Shaq came out on stage at Raider Alley a few hours before the Red Raiders game at 2:30 pm with Arizona. Tech beat Sun Devils 30-22, improving to 3-1 during the season.

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While DJ Diesel, O’Neal plays electronic dance music (EDM). Why? According to him, “I only do this because I really love it.”

Shack won the nickname Diesel during his career at the NBA, pointing to his strength and endurance on the court, according to the archives of Avalanch-Journal. And he has made music for more than 30 years, playing a platinum hip-hop album, entitled “Shaq Diesel” during his season as a rookie in 1993.

DJ Diesel last performed in Lubbock in 2021 in Raider Alley, this time before TECH’s victory over Stephen F. Austin.

On Saturday, O’Neal pushed a complete crowd of Texas Tech engineering key, south of the Jones AT&T Stadium.

Shak even flashed the “weapons up” of the crowd to enjoy the technology fans who gathered to hear his set.

After her appearance at Raider Alley, Shaq headed to her new Big Chicken restaurant in the southwestern Lubbock-according to messages the best performing franchise in the company.

Large chicken, fast food chain owned by O’Neal and known for its sandwiches and fried potatoes, discovered in August at 7411 Milwaukee Ave. Lubbock’s location is run by local franchise Kobi Jones, a native of Lubbock, who began his career with a local restaurant group in 1989, AJ reports.

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According to social media publications by local media members, Shack visited Lubbock’s location on Saturday and took pictures with fans, signed autographs and ate lunch. The location is franchise # 1, which is presented in the country, the publications reported.

Adam D. Young on AJ and USA Today’s Nate Nate Network have contributed to this report.

This article originally appeared on Lubbock Avalanche-Journal: Shaq visits Texas Tech Football Game, Big Chicken in Lubbock