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The NBA legend turned business mogul Shaquille O’Neal coined a new term called ‘respectable Nepotism’ while discussing his two sons. The former 4-time NBA champion put forth an interesting discussion when he appeared on the podcast of Logan Paul.

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Speaking to the boys, he gave an interesting message narrating a real life story that opened his eyes.

First, he narrated how his father introduced him to a homeless family on a random night when he was busy practicing basketball in his rookie years. His father’s kind gesture of helping that family in front of his eyes transformed his thought process.

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As a result, when he became successful, he helped a guy, his wife, and two kids in securing a good life.

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How did Shaquille O’Neal help that guy?

According to Shaq, this guy was nice but was struggling on the street with his family because he lost his job. Since that guy was hardworking it inspired Shaq to help him off the streets.

So Shaq bought him a three-bedroom apartment. Along with that he gave him some cash so that the latter could manage clothes and other household stuff. Moreover, he inquired for his job in a lawn service.

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Two years later, that street guy opened his own lawn service and was cutting grass in Shaq’s home in Orlando.

“I sold my house in Orlando. But pressure to me is when you don’t know where your next meal is coming from. So I try not to complain, I try not to use that word pressure so I always tell my kids just go play have fun if you make it cool if you don’t I understand but you must have an education because respectable nepotism is the way that we can go”, Shaq said.

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