5 NBA Players with Iconic Pre-Game Rituals

#2 Shaquille O' Neal's Pre-Game Bowling Ritual(Alley Shaq)

Shaquille O' Neal is arguably the most dominant player ever to step foot on an NBA basketball court

Shaquille O' Neal is arguably the most dominant player ever to step foot on an NBA basketball court, but what most people do not realize is that he had his own scripted pre-game ritual as well.

While his time with the Phoenix Suns, he adopted a superstition that was a sight to behold. Performed in the locker room or when the Suns took the court, Shaq would pretend to roll a bowling bowl towards four to five players and they would fall like bowling pins. Usually, one of the "bowling-pins" would wiggle back-and-forth for a bit and join his fellow teammates on the court.

This pre-game gained prominence enough to be performed during the 2009 All-Star game by Shaq, and he did it with six people on the court in front of the entire crowd.

While Shaq usually turned up the heat once the game began, much of his pre-game routines were pure entertainment.