Shaq's favorite Dallas spots

• He broke out into "Deep in the Heart of Texas" between media interviews in Irving last week.

What he's saying: O'Neal says he has no gripes about Dallas-Fort Worth.

• "I'm from San Antonio so I'm familiar with the culture. It's spread out. I can do anything I want here — hunting, restaurants, fishing, boating, flying with my cousin who works for Irving PD," he tells Axios.

Here are his favorite things in Dallas:

🍗 Favorite restaurant: Babe's and Big Chicken

🥩 Go-to order at Babe's: I always tell the chef I want the biggest chicken fried steak in Texas history.

🏨 Must-visit spots: Nick & Sam's and Hotel ZaZa

📺 Favorite place for a night out: I'm a Netflix man right now.

🏀 Favorite Dallas sports fan base: Mavericks. A lot of memories, especially beating you guys in the (2006) Finals and my battles with the great Mark Cuban.

👀 Current Dallas bucket list item: Probably the JFK assassination site again.

• I've been there three times … I like to get in detective mode and try to figure things out.

😍 Dallas celebrity you'd want to spend time with: Does Halle Berry live in Dallas?

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