The 'Shaquille O'Neal’s Epic Fall' meme stems from a live 2015 broadcast of 'Inside the NBA' on TNT, where the basketball legend accidentally tripped over a television cable while running to a wall monitor. The resulting crash was so spectacular that Shaq himself immediately embraced the blunder, challenging fans on Twitter to create the best Photoshop edits for a $1,000 prize. This spawned a wave of creativity, with internet users placing his flailing body into scenes from action movies, wrestling matches, and dance-offs. Today, the template is widely used to represent massive life failures, unexpected obstacles, or the feeling of being completely overwhelmed by a simple task.