tonight from kyiv. reporter: slava medvedenko won back-to-back n.b.a. championships for the l.a. lakers, alongside shaquille o neal and kobe bryant. but the players who matter most are back home in kyiv. they united. they are together. they play. here we go. lights go off. reporter: that s it. there s no more lights. no more lights. reporter: wow. but they re still playing with their with some flashlights, and some cell phone lights. yeah, yeah. reporter: amazing. with his nation under siege, medvedenko put down his ball and picked up a rifle. i make decision to stay in kyiv, to defend my city. i saw dead people just lay down on the side of the road. reporter: it was then he understood what really matters in life people, not possessions. not even his prized championship rings.
proven quality sleep. only from sleep number. so you know him as shaq, but what was shaquille o neal like before the bright lights of the nba? a new hbo documentary tells the story of how the basketball superstar got his start. meet shaquille o neal. what s up, baby? my mama used to always say something special about that one. 13 years old, 6 9 . he said you re 6 9 and you can t dunk. i gave him the beat down of his life. my dad would always tell us, you all my hate my ways but you love my results. his words, if you listen to me, i ll make you one of the best basketball players ever. when i woman the championship, my father said you know how we
roll, brother, go get another one. yes, sir. i sat down with the nba legacy to talk about his life on and off the court. joining me now is shaquille o neal. how do you doing, brother? i m doing very well. how are you doing, sir? i m doing well. you shared all these insecurities growing up. you say you weren t very good. now you re a legend. why are you talking about this now when you re a basketball legend? you know, i felt it was time. most of the time i only give people part of me. i like to be a jovial guy, a friendly guy, nice guy but i wasn t always like that through trials and tribulations, you now have the character known as shaq. but what was a really rough lifestyle kind of, listened to
football. happy thanks. happy thanksgiving. and we re grateful and grateful for miss kaitlan who has the day off. and her day off is planned. a man identify as an overnight team leader opened fire on employees at a walmart killing six before turning the gun on himself. also the justice department asking former vice president mike pence to testify in its criminal of donald trump. the big question this morning is will pence cooperate and will trump let him? and another major upset at the world cup just as the u.s. prepares to take on england tomorrow. coming up, we re going to talk to u.s. women s world cup champion brianna scurry. and shaquille o neal is on the program talking about a new documentary about his life and
venture capital and other investment funds either to get rich off crypto across the crypto market. more ties unfolding. you mentioned his f they have heard no response from the clinton team of the nature of their relationship and celebrities are dragged into the fray. a class action lawsuit going after some really big names there. tom brady, shaquille o neal for not disclosing the nature of the partnership with ftx and how much they were being paid. now food for thought. there is precedent that celebrities have had to pay up. kim kardashian paid 1.26 million to the sec for a similar crypto partnership. the investor lawsuit has been thrown out. gillian, the moral of the story