NBA star Shaquille O’Neal, a frequent Twitterer under the name @The_Real_Shaq, will star in an ABC reality series, “Shaq Vs.,” which follows his efforts to beat top athletes at their own sports, USA Today reports.

The 36-year-old four-time hoops champion said he came up with the idea as a fun way to train and thought sports fans would appreciate it. The network agreed, according to the co-chief of ABC’s reality programming, John Saade.

“Our real hope is you come for the absurdity but you stay for the sport,” Saade told USA Today. The “absurdity” includes the frequent trash-talking and challenges that take place at the star’s home.

The series began filming this week when O’Neal took on Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Ben Roethlisberger in football. Future episodes will include St. Louis Cardinals first baseman Albert Pujols, retired boxer Oscar De La Hoya, and tennis star Serena Williams.

The hour-long episodes will begin airing Tuesday, August 18 at 9 ET/PT.

Tweeters already have mixed feelings on the show:

1. 
   Mellennium09 What! Shaq is coming with his own reality show? is goin to be fun!
2. 
   Riddlemedis im wondering how this new Shaq reality show will be.
3. 
   chrisshores79 SHAQ’S DOING REALITY AGAIN? GO AHEAD WIT YO BAD SELF!!!
4. 
   philly_cjb First Terrell gets his own reality show, then Shaq. All we need now is Rodman to go on the Real World and the Trifecta is complete!

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