-Before we get started, I brought you a gift.
-You did? -Yeah.
-That's really thoughtful.
-I go for my morning walks when I'm in New York.
-Yeah.
-And I was walking by the Hudson River and I saw this
and I just wanted to bring it to you.
-This is real -- It's a real fish head.
-Real fish. He was floating.
-He was floating, and you grabbed him
and ripped his head off.
This is awesome.
This is, like -- It's going to bring me luck.
-Went to the arts-and-crafts store,
got a string, and made you a little necklace.
-I appreciate that, man. You're so thoughtful.
-You're my guy. -Wow. Unbelievable.
I don't know where you found this, but --
-Let's make a bet. [ Audience "Ohhs" ]
-What's the bet? What's the bet? I don't know. I don't know.
I don't know. I don't know. Can we make a bet?
-Who are you picking for the Super Bowl?
[ Drumroll ]
Who are you picking? -Patriots.
-All right. I got the Rams.
And if the Patriots win, I will take some superglue,
make it a Chap Stick, and walk around with this string
on my lip for 20 minutes.
-Come on. No. -No, no. Come on.
Let's do it.
Superglue and Chap Stick, right there, for 20 minutes.
-Don't superglue a fish to -- No.
-Yes, for 20 minutes. -For 20 minutes.
-20 minutes.
-But then how are you going to get it off?
-Doesn't matter how I get it off.
I'll get it off.
-All right, man. -Bet?
-Oh, no!
Bet? -No, it can't be superglue.
I can't do superglue. -Why not?
-Because I have very sensitive lips.
-Let me see.
Yeah, you're right. No superglue. No superglue.
-I will do something with this,
but we have to kiss it for 20 minutes.
-All right, deal. -All right.
-Regular kiss or French kiss? -You surprised me.
Thank you for coming back to the show.
You look great.
Before we start, how is your son Shareef?
-He's doing fine. The surgery was December 13th.
It went fabulous.
That was probably the worst five hours of my life,
but the doctors at Stanford children's medical hospital
did a great job.
And he's up. He's moving around.
Moving around a little too much for my liking,
but he'll be fine.
-Oh, that's good. Good to hear that. I'm so happy.
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Your other son is also -- He plays basketball, as well?
-Yes, he plays at Crossroads.
-Crossroads -- And this is a school in L.A.
I've heard about this school. -It's more like a college.
The tuition is crazy.
-Yeah. Yeah, really? -Oh, wow.
-But doesn't LeBron's son play basketball --
-Yes, he goes there. Yes. I think he's in eighth grade.
He'll be a freshman next year.
They'll probably be on the same team next year.
-What kind of crazy school is this school?
-You know, there's a lot of successful people
that send their children there.
But I'm looking forward to
Shaq's son and LeBron's son playing together.
-I mean, that would be unbelievable.
And that's going to happen. -Yeah, I think it is.
-That's going to happen.
How's the chicken restaurant, Big Chicken?
-Fabulous. -Really? You love doing it?
-Excellent. -You love running it?
-Well, I don't run it, but I own it.
-I know. But you know what's going on.
-Oh, yeah. Oh, yeah.
I'm definitely the biggest micromanager.
I like to see what's going on.
But it's doing well,
and we plan on opening up another one soon.
We just don't know where yet.
-New York City. -New York?
-Yeah. We love chicken.
You've got to do it big -- New York.
-If I do it in New York, it has to be big.
I have to add, like, my Shaquillic twist to it.
It has to be, like, very, very big.
It's got to be super-big if I do it in New York.
-What's the --
-Times Square, lights, all that stuff.
-Yes! -Yes.
-Giant. -I'll let you know.
-You have to. -I will.
-We'll do it. -You like chicken?
-I love chicken. -Okay.
-My favorite.
-Fried chicken or baked chicken? -What's that?
-Fried chicken or baked chicken?
-Fried chicken.
-Chicken fingers or chicken wings?
-Chicken wings. -Okay.
-Yeah. Everyone's got a different preference, man.
-Well, I just want to make sure that everything
that you like will be on the menu.
-So, if it wasn't for me,
you wouldn't have chicken wings on the menu?
-No, no. -That's just for me.
-Yes. Just for you, boy-boy. -Well, I really appreciate that.
-Just for you, boy-boy.