"Shaq Timeout, also written Shaq Time Out, refers to a photograph of former <a target="_blank" rel="ugc" href="https://knowyourmeme.com/memes/cultures/basketball">NBA</a> player <a target="_blank" rel="ugc" href="https://knowyourmeme.com/memes/people/shaquille-oneal">Shaquille O'Neal</a> (Shaq) making a "time out" symbol with his hands while looking seriously into the camera. The photo was originally taken for Robert Kraft's #Timeout Against Hate movement in October 2024. The image of Shaq saying "time out" was used en masse on <a target="_blank" rel="ugc" href="https://knowyourmeme.com/memes/sites/twitter">Twitter</a> / X after its original virality. NBA fans and <a target="_blank" rel="ugc" href="https://knowyourmeme.com/memes/cultures/the-internet">internet</a> users at large captioned the image, adding jokes about stopping an event, play or incident. Many of the jokes were specific to different <a target="_blank" rel="ugc" href="https://knowyourmeme.com/memes/cultures/fandoms">fandoms</a> with captions highlighting problematic moments or themes in their favorite subculture."

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