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Despite Calling Himself a Serial Cheater, Shaquille O’Neal Offered to Remarry Ex-Wife Shaunie Only to Get an Unfortunate Response in 2018

Published 10/04/2022, 1:45 PM EDT

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Shaquille O’Neal managed to become a Hall of Famer athlete in his NBA career. The four-time NBA champ is one of the most talented and impactful players in the league. He also managed to reflect his success in terms of business and has a net worth of $400 million. However, Big Diesel could not enjoy similar success in terms of his married life.

Shaquille and his ex-wife Shaunie Henderson got married in 2002. Sadly, their marriage could not go beyond seven years, due to Shaq’s cheating habits. It is believed that O’Neal tried to reconcile with Shaunie in 2018. But the response from Shaq’s ex-wife was not in his favor.

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After being together for almost a decade, Shaq and Shaunie got divorced in 2009. The 15-time All-Star admitted on his podcast The Big Show that he was a serial cheater and blamed himself for his broken marriage. Shaunie got married to Keion Henderson in 2022. However, Shaq tried to get back together with Shaunie in 2018, when their family was going through a bit of a rough patch.

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In 2018, two producers from Shaunie’s series, Basketball Wives, reportedly claimed on MTO News that she and O’Neal were trying to work on things. Moreover, an insider suggested that Shaunie did not take Shaq’s flirting seriously. But after realizing Shaquille O’Neal was serious, she was giving him a chance.

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The duo had a tough couple of years after their divorce. However, they worked on becoming friends and fulfilling their parenting responsibilities together. Shaq and Shaunie have four kids together.

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Shaunie decided to put the rumors at rest as she took to Twitter in 2018. Shaq’s ex-wife wrote, “I’ve said it once, I will say it again… Shaquille & I are amazing friends who figured out how to co-parent. Love our babies as a strong unit, & be the best of friends. Thank you @garywdtea @EvaMarcille & @RickeySmile for the love, but we are going to keep it this way.”

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Shaunie shut down all the rumors about remarrying Shaquille O’Neal with the tweet. It must have been tough to accept for O’Neal, who regrets divorcing Shaunie to date. The duo married in 2002 after meeting in the 1990s when Shaw came to Los Angeles Lakers. The duo got married in 2002 and had four children together. However, things began to go downhill when the duo split for a while in 2007 before reconciling. Eventually, Shaunie filed for a divorce in 2009 and finally got separated in 2011.

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Rohit Kumawat

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Rohit Kumawat is an NBA writer at EssentiallySports. Currently pursuing an MBA in Media and Business Management, Rohit holds a Bachelor's degree in Journalism and Mass Communication. He has been working as a Sports and Entertainment writer for over a year.
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