Retired NBA center Shaquille O’Neal appeared on Conan O’Brien‘s show on Tuesday night, promoting his future as an analyst on TNT’s “Inside the NBA.” When leaving the show, the Celtics’ starting center this past season appeared to still be recovering from his surgery on the right Achilles tendon that kept him from contributing to the team in the playoffs, as he limped over to a miniature pink car, fell trying to get on it and rode off the show.

Obviously, Shaq summed it up best: “I’m 7-foot, 335, but I like to feel small, so I like to ride things that I can’t fit in. Tiny things. You look at me, and you look at the thing that I’m about to get in, and people say, ‘You can fit in that.’ And I’ll be like, ‘Watch this.’” Maybe the Celtics should have given him some Power Wheels rather than an RV?

All in all, another funny appearance from Shaq that included a jab at ESPN analyst Skip Bayless. The highlights:

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In honor of Conan O’Brien‘s return to television Monday night, I give you Paul Pierce on the “Late Night with Conan O’Brien” show after he won the 2008 NBA Finals Most Valuable Player award during the Celtics‘ 2007-08 championship run …

… And here’s a great clip recorded during the 2010 NBA playoffs of Conan ripping Los Angeles Lakers fans and praising Boston fans while wearing a Pierce jersey. Funny stuff …