Shaq sparks concern with hospital photo

Shaquille O’Neal caused concern among fans when the “NBA on TNT” analyst shared a photo of himself in a hospital bed on Twitter Sunday night.

O’Neal, who did not share details about his apparent hospital stay, sent a message to his fellow TNT co-hosts, Ernie Johnson and Candace Parker.

“I’m always watching @TurnerSportsEJ and @Candace_Parker miss y’all,” O’Neal wrote.

Parker — who signed with the Las Vegas Aces in February — reposted the photo and wrote: “Love ya big Fella.”

As of Monday morning, Johnson had not responded publicly.

Former NBA center, Roy Hibbert asked, “U good big man?”

Some Twitter users followed suit with questions about O’Neal’s health, while many others shared well wishes and supportive messages.

The viral photo has over 6.5 million views and 34,000 likes as of Monday.

Earlier this month, O’Neal was sitting court side at the Big 12 basketball tournament championship game between the Texas Longhorns and Kansas Jayhawks at T-Mobile Center.

The NBA legend shared a moment with veteran broadcaster Dick Vitale during the game, where the smiling pair was photographed shaking hands at the scorers table.

O’Neal, who turned 51 last month, celebrated with a “Sneaker Ball” birthday bash at The Bank in Atlanta, Ga. on March 10.

The four-time NBA champion rocked a rose-printed suit jacket and diamond chains for his party — which included a red carpet and black-tie dress code, with the exception of “fly kicks.”

Last year, O’Neal opened up about his weight loss transformation, revealing that he was motivated to slim down with help from his “NBA on TNT” co-host, Charles Barkley.

“I like to create crazy motivation,” O’Neal said during an appearance on Logan Paul’s “Impaulsive” podcast. “I was looking at myself and I had that Charles Barkley retirement body. 

“I didn’t want my stomach to be over the belt anymore. So I was just like, ‘Let me go ahead and get slim.’ After that [picture] went viral, now I’ve got to live up to it.”

O’Neal was referencing a now-viral video clip he shared to Instagram that showed off his abs. 

“I was 401 pounds. Now I’m 365. I’m trying to take it back to 345. I want to have muscles everywhere, and I want to do an underwear ad with my sons [for] Fruit of the Loom, baby,” O’Neal said, adding that he “wants to become a sex symbol.”

The Basketball Hall of Famer said he began taking his health more seriously after a doctor’s visit that discovered he had sleep apnea.