♪ ♪ ♪ >> Stephen: HEY, EVERYBODY,
WELCOME BACK TO "A LATE SHOW" ALREADY IN PROGRESS.
BEFORE WE GO ON, LET'S CHECK IN WITH OUR DEAR FRIEND, THE ONE,
THE ONLY, MR. JON BATISTE.
HELLO, JON!
>> Jon: HELLO, HELLO!
WHAT'S THE WORD?
>> Stephen: THE WORD IS "BIRD."
I'VE BEEN COOK UP SOME CHICKEN THIGHS, SOME HOT KOREAN CHILI
PASTE.
SO DELICIOUS.
>> Jon: HOW YOU-- HOW YOU MESSING THAT.
WHAT ARE YOU DOING WITH IT?
>> Stephen: RUB IT ON THE CHICKEN LIKE A MASSAGE OIL.
>> Jon: IT'S RUNNING ALL OVER IS THERE DO YOU WANT TO PLAY A
LITTLE SOMETHING BEFORE WE GO?
>> Jon: YEAH, A LITTLE HERBIE.
IT'S BIRTHDAY WEEK.
>> Stephen: YOU KNOW HIM AS AN N.B.A. HAUL OF HAIMER,
AN ANALYST ON "INSIDE THE N.B.A.," AND OF COURSE, THE STAR
OF "KAZAAM."
HE IS THE SUBJECT OF A NEW DOCUSERIES, "SHAQ LIFE."
PLEASE WELCOME TO "A LATE SHOW," DR. SHAQUILLE O'NEAL!
DR. O'NEILL, THANKS FOR BEING HERE.
>> THANKS FOR HAVING ME.
I CAN'T BELIEVE I'VE NEVER BEEN ON YOUR TALK SHOW BEFORE PUP ARE
THE FUNNIEST MAN ON LATE NIGHT.
I APPRECIATE YOU HAVING ME, SIR.
>> Stephen: AND YOU ARE SUDDENLY MY FAVORITE GUEST OF
ALL TIME.
THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU.
>> Stephen: I CAN'T BELIEVE I HAVEN'T HAD YOU ON, EITHER.
I'VE HAD CHARLES BARKLEY ON, LIKE, EIGHT TIMES AT THIS POINT.
>> I'M-- I'M NOT FAMILIAR WITH THAT NAME, SO...
>> Stephen: I'LL EDUCATE YOU AS THE INTERVIEW GOES ON.
>> OKAY, GREAT.
>> Stephen: HE HAS A FEW OPINIONS ABOUT YOU.
I DID NOT REALIZE THAT YOU WERE A DOCTOR.
DO YOU LIKE DR. O'NEAL, DR. SHAQ?
>> YOU CAN CALL ME SHAQ.
WHEN I LEFT L.S.U. I PROMISED I WOULD FINISH MY EDUCATION AND I
GOT MY BACHELOR'S AND MASTER'S.
AND MY MOTHER SAID WE DON'T HAVE A Ph.D. IN THE FAMILY.
AND I WANTED TO DO SOMETHING GREAT FOR THEM AND THE KIDS WHO
LOOK UP TO ME.
SO I WENT TO BARRY UNIVERSITY IN MIAMI AND RECEIVED A DOCTORATE
OF EDUCATION.
>> Stephen: THAT'S FANTASTIC.
I'M ASKING ALL MY GUESTS RIGHT NOW AS WE'RE SEQUESTERED AROUND
THE UNITED STATES AND AROUND THE WORLD, WHERE ARE YOU?
ARE YOU HOME WITH THE FAMILY?
>> I'M AT HOME IN ORLANDO, FLORIDA, WITH THE FAMILY.
IT'S ABOUT-- IT'S ABOUT NINE, 10 PEOPLE IN THE HOUSE WITH ME.
I HAVE FOUR BOYS, MY CHEF AND HIS FAMILY.
AND WE'RE DOING WHAT EVERYBODY ELSE IS DOING.
WE'RE JUST, YOU KNOW, TRYING TO FOLLOW THE RULES, TRYING TO
COMPLY.
HERE IN ORLANDO, I THINK THEY HAVE A CURFEW FROM 10 P.M. TO
5:00 A.M., AND THEY'RE STILL PRACTICING THE SOCIAL DISTANCING
THING.
BUT WE'VE JUST BEEN IN THE HOUSE.
A DAILY ROUTINE FOR ME IS WAKE UP WITH THE BOYS, WORK OUT, EAST
BREAKFAST.
A COUPLE THEM ARE STILL IN SCHOOL, MAKE SURE THEY DO THEIR
HOMEWORK.
AND THEN FROM 5:00 TO 7:00, WE EAT DINNER.
AND THEN FROM 7:00, WE FIGURE OUT WAYS TO MAKE PEOPLE LAUGH.
WE'RE DOING FUNNY VIDEOS, TIKTOK, INSTAGRAMS, JUST TRYING
TO BRIGHTEN UP THE PEOPLE'S DAY.
>> Stephen: I KNOW YOU'RE STILL DOING A FAIR AMOUNT OF
DJING-- D.J. DIESEL, I DO HAVE THAT RIGHT?
>> YES, SIR.
>> Stephen: I THINK WE HAVE A VIDEO HERE THEY SENT ALONG.
IT'S YOU DJING FOR YOUR KIDS.
CAN WE SHOW THIS, JIM?
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>> Stephen: WHAT'S ON YOUR QUARANTINE PLAY LIST?
THEY SEEM INTO IT.
>> WELL, I-- I D.J. A LOT OF HIP-HOP AND DUB STUB.
YOU PROBABLY DON'T LIKE DUB STUB, THAT'S WHEN THE KIDS DO
THIS ALL NIGHT AND THEY'RE JUST BANGING THEIR HEAD.
YOU PROBABLY DON'T LIKE THAT KIND OF MUSIC GLI JUST DON'T
HAVE-- I JUST DON'T HAVE A NECK BUILT FOR IT.
>> NO, WHEN I'M-- WHEN I'M OUT THERE WITH THE KIDS, IT'S
SIMILAR TO BEING IN THE BASKETBALL ARENA.
I ALWAYS SAY TO MYSELF, IF YOU WANT TO PAY MONEY TO WATCH
PEOPLE PERFORM I HAVE TO GIVE YOU YOUR MONEY'S WORTH.
I PLAY A LOT OF HEAD-BANGING MUSIC WITH THE KIDS AND JUMP
AROUND.
>> Stephen: YOU HAVE HEARD ANY GOOD NEWS OUT THERE?
PEOPLE ARE LOOKING FOR THINGS TO CHEER THEM UP.
HAVE YOU HEARD OF ANY GOOD NEWS?
>> I HAVE.
I'M ON THE BOARD OF PAPA JOHN'S.
JEFF SMITH WAS THE CHAIRMAN OF PAPA JOHN'S, AND C.E.O., THEY'RE
GOING TO HIRE 20,000 PEOPLE.
>> Stephen: THEY'RE HIRING 20,000 PEOPLE?
>> YES, YES, WE'RE HIRING 20,000 PEOPLE.
AT PAPA JOHN'S, GO TO THE WEBSITE --
>> Stephen: BECAUSE SO MANY PEOPLE ARE ORDERING OUT BECAUSE
THEY CAN'T GET TO THE GROCERY STORE.
>> YES, SO MANY PEOPLE ARE ORDERING OUT.
AND IT'S UNFORTUNATE THE TIMES WE LIVE IN, A LOT OF PEOPLE ARE
LOSING THEIR JOBS.
BUT KUDOS TO THEM.
WE'RE HIRING 20,000 PEOPLE AT PAPA JOHN'S.
SO ANYBODY WHO NEEDS A JOB, MAKE SURE YOU GO TO THE WEBSITE AND
CHECK IT OUT.
>> Stephen: I HAVE A QUESTION FROM OUR OWN JOHN BATISTE, THE
GREATEST BAND LEADER ON TELEVISION RIGHT NOW.
>> I LOVE JON.
>> Stephen: HE ASKED ME TO ASK YOU, "WHAT WAS IT LIKE THE FIRST
TIME YOU PLAYED JORDAN?" >> THE FIRST TIME I PLAYED
JORDAN I WAS TERRIFIED.
I WAS TERRIFIED AND HAPPY AT THE SAME TIME.
HAPPY BECAUSE, AS A KID, ME AND MY FRIENDS WERE WATCHING THIS
GUY.
HE HAS HIS OWN SHOOT HERE, WON A DUNK CONTEST.
BUT WHEN I GOT IN THE GAME AND SAW HIM DO HIS FIRST MOVE AND HE
HIT A SHOT, AND HE JUST HIT, LIKE, FOUR, FIVE SHOTS IN A ROW,
I WAS LIKE, WOW.
ALL THE STUFF I SAW ON TV IS REAL LIFE.
I WAS STARING AT THAT.
ONCE I REALIZED HE WAS HUMAN-- ONE TIME HE WENT UP AND I GOT
CLOSE AND BLOCKED THE SHOT.
>> AND THINK I DID BLOCK THE SHOT, AND WOINS REALIZED I'M NOT
AS GOOD BUT I'M CLOSE I KIND OF CALMED DOWN.
HE'S DEFINITELY THE GREATEST PLAYER.
I WISH I WOULD HAVE HAD HAD A CHANCE TO PLAY AGAINST DR. J.
HE WAS ONE OF MY IDOLS.
I GOT A CHANCE TO PLAY AGAINST MAGIC JOHNSON.
I WOULD HAVE LOVED TO HAVE PLAYED AGAINST LARRY BIRD.
>> Stephen: HOW ABOUT KAREEM?
YOU BYES ARE BOTH BIG MEN.
>> KAREEM IS ALSO ONE OF THE GREATEST PLAYERS.
AND THIS GUY WOULD HAVE BEEN HARD TO SPOP PUT BUT I THINK MY
BOOM-BOOM WOULD HAVE BEEN HARD TO STOP, TOO.
DO YOU KNOW WHAT THE BOOM-BOOM IS.
>> Stephen: NO, WHAT'S THE BOOM-BOOM?
>> WHEN YOU BACK UP LIKE THAT, AND YOU KEEP BACKING UP LIKE,
THAT AND YOU GIVE A BOOM.
>> Stephen: I WOULD LIKE TO PLAY ONE-ON-ONE WITH YOU ONCE.
I THINK THAT WOULD BE FUN.
>> LET'S DO IT.
>> Stephen: I'LL JUST RUN BETWEEN YOUR LEGS.
YOU WON'T BE ABLE TO GUARD ME.
>> I'LL TELL YOU WHAT-- I'M GIVING YOU MY WORD RIGHT NOW.
WHEN ALL THIS STUFF COMES BACK TO NORMAL, IF YOU WANT ME TO BE
YOUR FIRST GUEST LIVE, I WILL DO THAT FOR YOU.
>> Stephen: IT'S A DEAL, IT'S A DEAL.
SHAQ, WE HAVE TO TAKE A LITTLE BIT OF A BREAK.
BUT, EVERYBODY, DON'T GO AWAY BECAUSE WE WILL BE RIGHT BACK
WITH MORE DR. SHAQUILLE O'NEAL.