NBA star Shaquille O�Neal appears on his second reality show when �Shaq Vs.� debuts Aug. 18 on ABC. In this series, O�Neal will compete against other top athletes � such as swimmer Michael Phelps and baseball�s Albert Pujols � in their own sports. (In 2007, he hosted �Shaq�s Big Challenge,� on which he encouraged overweight kids to lose weight.)

Here are five other NBA stars who have made TV appearances beyond the court.
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar � The king of the Sky Hook has guested on many sitcoms including �Martin,� �Amen� and �Diff�rent Strokes.�
Julius Erving � The guy the Nets should have never traded away provided the voice of a caller to Dr. Frasier Crane on a 1996 �Frasier� episode. The gimmick was that Frasier was subbing as a sports-talk host, a subject he knew absolutely nothing about.
Patrick Ewing � The Knicks� one-time captain has appeared as himself in such sitcoms as �Spin City,� �Herman�s Head,� �Mad About You� and �Webster.�
Magic Johnson � The Los Angeles Lakers� superstar tried his hand hosting a 1998 Fox late-night talk show. �The Magic Hour� was canceled after two months because of poor ratings.
Dennis Rodman � The inked-up, mega-pierced Worm has become a reality-TV staple, embarrassing himself on �The Celebrity Apprentice,� �Hulk Hogan�s Celebrity Championship Wrestling� and �The Celebrity Mole� (which he won).