{"id":21642,"date":"2026-09-15T15:50:51","date_gmt":"2026-09-15T15:50:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/in-greece.com\/index.php\/2026\/09\/15\/nba-legend-shaquille-oneal-to-watch-olympiacos-game\/"},"modified":"2026-09-15T15:50:51","modified_gmt":"2026-09-15T15:50:51","slug":"nba-legend-shaquille-oneal-to-watch-olympiacos-game","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/in-greece.com\/index.php\/2026\/09\/15\/nba-legend-shaquille-oneal-to-watch-olympiacos-game\/","title":{"rendered":"NBA Legend Shaquille O\u2019Neal to Watch Olympiacos Game"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div data-first=\"N\">\n<h3>NBA legend Shaquille O\u2019Neal will be in Kaunas on September 29 to watch European champions Olympiacos face Zalgiris in the EuroLeague, as part of his new partnership with NordVPN.<\/h3>\n<p>The four-time NBA champion will first travel to Vilnius, where he will take part in a special press conference. Tomas Okmanas, the founder of NordVPN and Tesonet, which owns a 45% stake in Zalgiris, confirmed O\u2019Neal\u2019s attendance at the September 29 game.<\/p>\n<p>O\u2019Neal will watch Olympiacos take on a Zalgiris side that strengthened significantly during the summer with the signing of Jonas Valanciunas. The Lithuanian centre returned to his home country after several years in the NBA and ranks among the most significant signings in this season\u2019s European basketball market.<\/p>\n<p>The 54-year-old O\u2019Neal remains one of the most dominant centres in NBA history. He won four NBA championships during his playing career and has since built a highly successful business career, while also taking part in numerous commercial and television ventures.<\/p>\n<p>O\u2019Neal now serves as an ambassador for NordVPN as part of the company\u2019s new partnership with the NBA legend.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<footer class=\"article-tags entry-footer\">\n<\/footer>\n<div class=\"category_container author-information\">\n<div class=\"inner\">\n<section id=\"authorpage\" class=\"authorpage\">\n\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/74a7af42a3ee68b1eb9b880b91e3e713144e269e50db87b04a35501c8e1351f8?s=164&amp;r=g\" srcset=\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/74a7af42a3ee68b1eb9b880b91e3e713144e269e50db87b04a35501c8e1351f8?s=328&amp;r=g 2x\" class=\"avatar avatar-164 photo lazyload\" height=\"164\" width=\"164\" decoding=\"async\"\/>\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"author-content\">\n<h5>Kosta Papadopoulos<\/h5>\n<p>Kosta Papadopoulos is an editor at Greek City Times, covering Greek and international news, travel, sport, and entertainment.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/greekcitytimes.com\/2026\/09\/15\/nba-legend-shaquille-oneal-to-watch-olympiacos-game\/\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>NBA legend Shaquille O\u2019Neal will be in Kaunas on September 29 to watch European champions Olympiacos face Zalgiris in the EuroLeague, as part of his new partnership with NordVPN. The four-time NBA champion will first travel to Vilnius, where he will take part in a special press conference. 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