When Kevin Hart started cracking jokes on 'The Tonight Show' (Weeknights, 11:35PM ET on NBC) about how Shaquille O'Neal has been showing up in the most unexpected places since his retirement, he didn't really think through the fact that one of those places was 'The Tonight Show.'

"I saw him at Home Depot two weeks ago," Hart said. "He wasn't even shopping. He was just helping people put stuff in their car. 'I'm Shaq. I don't got nothing to do. You want me to grab it. I'll help you.'"

Even though you could almost see it coming, it was still funny when Shaq came out and hoisted Hart into the air like a child.

There's some debate about who the current "Fastest Man Alive" is. Some people say it's Usain Bolt; some people say it's Tyson Gay. ... But at any rate, Tyson Gay is no worse than the second fastest man on the face of the Earth. And now, Shaquille O'Neal must beat him in a race.

'Shaq Vs.' (Tue., 9PM ET on ABC) is a show where O'Neal takes on the top athletes in he world, challenging them in their own sports. Tonight's match-up: Shaq versus Tyson. The pair run a 60 meter race; except that Shaq gets a 30 meter head start. Hey! That isn't exactly cool! So O'Neal only has to run half as far as Gay?

Will the world's (possibly) fastest man win, even if he has to run twice as far as Shaq? Let's watch and see. And no matter who wins, is this even a fair contest for either athlete?

It is the dream of every red-blooded male to smash a basketball backboard in his lifetime. Or at least, that's the dream of Jimmy Kimmel -- and he counts as a red-blooded male, right?

On 'Jimmy Kimmel Live: Game Night,' (Sun., 7PM ET on ABC), the host lives out his hoop dreams by shattering a plexiglass backboard. By doing this, he joins the ranks of such famed b-ball players as Michael Jordan and Shaquille O'Neal. Awesome job, Jimmy Kimmel, way to go!

But sadly, Kimmel seems to have gotten a little help in his quest. For one thing, the basketball hoop looks like it's about five feet tall -- not the required ten feet. And not that we're doubting Jimmy's athletic prowess or anything, but the backboard breaks suspiciously easily ... almost as if it had been specially altered or something.

The post-season has arrived for the National Basketball Association. The NBA Playoffs are upon us, starting today on ABC and ESPN, and tomorrow night on TNT, and that means the networks are shifting into overdrive to present all the games, all the action, and -- especially -- all the stars to the viewing public. Shaq, Kobe, LeBron, Dwayne, Dirk, Rajon ... if you're a fan, you don't need the last names. That's how big the star power is for NBA elite players.

It's perhaps even bigger than the NFL or any other major league. And that's one reason why the NBA is not the number one sport in America, but it is the number one marketed sport. That's a point illustrated in the new promo for the TNT broadcasts featuring music and movie stars Jamie Foxx and Justin Timberlake extolling the virtues of the NBA playoffs.

Reality TV has hired Donald Trump -- again.

Variety reports that The Donald has just inked a deal with the Golf Channel for a new unscripted reality show titled 'Donald J. Trump's Fabulous World of Golf' (yep).

Trump, who owns many golf courses in such places as Westchester, New York, Washington D.C., Los Angeles and Puerto Rico, is rounding up a host of celebrities to compete one-on-one for charities. Already on board to play a few holes are NFL legends Jerry Rice and Lawrence Taylor, with more athletes, musicians, actors and business-types reportedly to come.

The series will debut on April 26, 2010, with an initial order of six half-hour episodes.

b. Jeffrey Donovan

c. Dule Hill

d. Jeff Goldblum

e. Anthony Bourdain

The answer.

I can't help but think of the old "Bo Knows" commercials, where professional baseball and football player Bo Jackson showed us that he could do literally anything. Now, it's the big man's turn. Shaquille O'Neal stars in Shaq Vs., where the basketball star shows his own diversity by taking on the likes of Michael Phelps and Albert Pujols.

The idea is that Shaq will take on the guest athlete's sport, meaning he'll swim laps with Phelps and go to bat against Pujols. The ABC series premieres Tuesday, August 18 at 9 PM, but there's no word as to how many episodes they're signed up for. If it's a huge hit, though, you have to think they're going to need to find more athletes and more challenges for Shaq.

Can he Trade powerslams with Randy Orton? Pump more steroids than Manny Ramirez? Make a better blacklight sex tape than Paris Hilton? Get more tabloid headlines than the Gosselins? The real challenge would be if Shaq starts taking on actors in their chosen field.

The late night comedian will be appearing during your primetime schedule. Starting tomorrow, Jimmy Kimmel LIve will run special half-hour shows each night that ABC airs the basketball finals. Special guests include: David Beckham, Edward Norton, Charles Barkley, Liv Tyler, Adam Sandler, Eminem, Shaquille O'Neil, Magic Johnson and New Orleans Hornets guard and 2008 MVP contender Chris Paul, among others.

Out of the celebrities mentioned, I'm most interested to see Eminem. I haven't seen the Real Slim Shady on TV in awhile. He's always a good interview though -- all that contrived hostility and testosterone in overdrive. Who are you looking forward to seeing? Or is Kimmel's fabulousness enough to get you to tune in?

The schedule is after the jump.

• At 7:30, WE has Tammy Faye: Death Defying.
• At 8, ABC has two new episodes of Just For Laughs, followed by a new Shaq's Big Challenge.
• NBC has a new America's Got Talent at 8, then a new Singing Bee.
• FOX has a new On The Lot at 8.
• There's a new Nova on PBS at 8, then a new Wide Angle.
• At 9, CBS has a new Big Brother.
• TBS has a new Bill Engvall Show at 9.
• Discovery has a new Dirty Jobs at 9.
• History Channel has a new episode of The Universe at 9.
• Sci-Fi has a new Eureka at 9, then a new ECW.
• At 9:30, A&E has a new Dog The Bounty Hunter.
• At 10, FX has the series premiere of Damages.
• TLC has a new Miami Ink at 10.
• ESPN has the next installment of The Bronx is Burning at 10.
• Also at 10: Bravo has a new Kathy Griffin: My Life on the D-List.
• At 10:30, Giada goes to Washington, D.C. for one of her Weekend Getaways.

Check your local TV listings for more.

• At 8, NBC has a new America's Got Talent, then a new episode of The Singing Bee.
• FOX has a new On The Lot at 8.
• ABC has two new episodes of something called Just For Laughs at 8, then a new Shaq's Big Challenge.
• ESPN has two new episodes of The World Series of Poker at 8, then a new installment of The Bronx is Burning.
• At 9, CBS has a new Big Brother, followed by a new Pirate Master.
• TBS has the premiere of The Bill Engvall Show at 9.
• There's a new episode of Dirty Jobs on Discovery at 9.
• History Channel has a new episode of The Universe at 9.
• Sci-Fi has a new Eureka at 9, followed by a new ECW.
• At 10, TLC has a new Miami Ink.
• A&E has a new Criss Angel Mindfreak at 10.
• Also at 10: Bravo has a new Kathy Griffin: My Life on the D-List.
• At 10:30, there's a new Giada's Weekend Getaways on Food Network (in New Orleans).

Check your local TV listings for more.

• At 8, NBC has a new, two-hour America's Got Talent.
• FOX has a new On The Lot at 8.
• At 9, ABC has a new Shaq's Big Challenge, followed by a new Primetime: Family Secrets.
• PBS has a new Wide Angle at 9.
• Lifetime has the new movie The Staircase Murders at 9, with Treat Williams.
• HGTV has a new Decorating Cents at 9.
• The only good thing about having FOX Reality Channel: they're showing repeats of the Anderson Cooper-hosted The Mole. Two episodes start at 9.
• Also at 9: Sundance has a new Big Ideas For A Small Planet.
• At 10, TLC has a new Miami Ink.
• Sci-Fi has a new ECW at 10.

Check your local TV listings for more.

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• The Dancing with the Stars bus full of dancers could be stopping in a town near you.
  
• Shaq is helping kids lose weight with a reality TV show. Meeting Shaq can be intimidating, I know from personal experience.
  
• Simon Cowell took a trip to deprived parts of the world, which apparently taught him to be even less compassionate to people like Britney Spears.
  

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