New Shaq Gummies Are Here and We Have Details

Shaq does it all. He’s a four-time NBA champ. A notorious destroyer of backboards. I mean, he even held his own alongside Larry David on that one episode of Curb Your Enthusiasm (although his Scattergories skills leave something to be desired). In recent years, he’s taken a turn for the Wonka, releasing a line of Shaq gummies in 2024 that we liked so much they became a Sporked Awards runner-up that year. Now the GOAT is back on his bullsh (positive) with a new Shaq candy we can’t wait to try.

What’s the new Shaq gummy candy and how is it different from what he’s already released?

Hitting shelves as we speak, Shaq-A-Licious SLAMS are very different from the big, soft, squishy gummies Shaq released the first time around. In a bag of SLAMS you get a mix of little gummy balls covered in nonpareils, as well as sugar-coated gummy hoops that look kinda like peach rings, minus the mallow bottom. The balls come in three flavors—strawberry, watermelon, and orange—and the hoops are mango flavored.

They join the original Shaq-A-Licious XL Gummies, which are shaped like Shaq’s big, glorious noggin; Shaq-A-Licious Gummies Sour, which come in shapes inspired by Shaq’s nicknames (Diesel, the Big Cactus, and the Big Shamrock); and, lastly, Shaq-A-Licious XL Gummies in sneaker shapes (did you know he wears a size TWENTY-TWO?).

Okay, the new Shaq gummies sound weird … but do they look good?

I gotta say—these look pret-ty tasty and fun to eat. The press release from Hershey’s talks a lot about the “multitextural” experience of eating these, since the balls are crunchy and chewy and the hoops are more like traditional gummies. You can eat the bits separately, or you can make like Shaq and put the balls in the hoops for a little chew, a little squish, and some crunch, too.

Where can I get Shaq’s new candy?

According to Hershey’s, Shaq-A-Licious SLAMS should be hitting stores nationwide as we speak, but they’ll also be available on the Hersheyland website (although it doesn’t look like you can buy them quite yet). Positive reviews are already rolling in, including from people who haven’t even tried the candy. One enthusiastic five-star reviewer wrote, “I never tried these, but Shaq is great and I wanted to be the first to say it here.” That’s sweet…as candy.

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About the Author

Howdy! I’m Gwynedd, Sporked’s managing editor. I live in Los Angeles and have access to the best tacos the U.S. has to offer—but I’m a sucker for a crunchy Old El Paso taco night every now and then. I’ve been at Sporked since 2022 and I’m still searching frozen mozzarella sticks that can hold a candle to restaurant sticks. Why you should trust me: I’ve been a journalist for 20 years (yikes), a consumer of food for 40-plus years, and I’m truly hard pressed to think of foods I don’t like (or that I can’t tolerate at the very least). Oh and one time I cooked my way through Guy Fieri’s cookbook and wrote about the journey through Flavortown. What I buy every week: Trader Joe’s Original Savory Thins. Fat free plain yogurt (usually Fage or Nancy’s). Honeycrisp apples. Sweet cream coffee creamer for my at-home Americanos. A frozen cauliflower crust pizza and some jarred mushrooms to top it with. Old El Paso Stand ‘N Stuff taco shells and Gardein Ground Be’f, even though I think “be’f” is a nightmarish contraction. Favorite ranking: Stouffer’s frozen dinners. I don’t own a microwave (I get my cancers the old fashioned way!), so I love taste testing things that I don’t really buy to eat at home. Least favorite ranking: Soy sauce. Don’t get me wrong, I love soy sauce—but consuming that much sodium in one sitting is probably illegal in some countries. Our frozen enchilada taste test was a close second; the smell of microwaved corn tortillas still haunts me.