Divorced Shaquille O’Neal’s Ex-Wife, Who Recently Remarried, Reveals Recent Tragedy That Affected Wedding Planning

Published 05/30/2022, 1:30 PM EDT

Shaquille O’Neal has had a long history of dating women. However, he has only been married once. His marriage came with his longtime lover, Shaunie.

Although the two had a good relationship, not everything was well between the two. Shaunie and Shaq decided to end their marriage in 2009 and a divorce was finalized in 2011.

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While Shaq still remains unmarried to date, Shaunie has moved on in life. She announced her marriage to Keion Henderson late last year and the two finally tied the knot on the 28th of May, 2022.

Shaunie and Keion got married in a private ceremony attended by around 200 people at the Aurora Anguilla Resort and Golf Club. Furthermore, she revealed the struggles she has had to endure during this process.

She said, “I just lost my dad in February. So, I really struggled with how I was going to get down the aisle. Losing my dad in the midst of planning this wedding was a lot, so my sons handed me off.”

Not having her dad beside her must have really hurt her and Shaquille O’Neal and their kid’s constant support made it bearable for Shaunie Nelson.

What happened between Shaquille O’Neal and Shaunie Nelson?

Shaquille O’Neal and Shaunie formed one of the best couples in the league at one point of time. They tied the knot in 2002 when O’Neal dominated the league playing for the Los Angeles Lakers along with Kobe Bryant.

Their relationships had a lot of problems. As such, they briefly separated in 2007 and reconciled, only to end it once and for all a few years later.

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Shaunie filed for a divorce in 2009 with their split becoming official in 2011. Despite their split, the two share the responsibilities for their four children, Shareef, Amirah, Shaqir and Me’arah.

Interestingly enough, Shaq feels he was solely responsible for their split that made headlines all around the world. Talking on the Pivot Podcast, Shaq said, “It was just all me. Sometimes, when you make a lot of mistakes like that, you can’t really come back from that.”

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Abhinava is an NBA writer for EssentiallySports. He is currently pursuing his Bachelor's in Journalism and Mass Communication. Abhinava has been following NBA for the past 6 years and is a huge fan of the Golden State Warriors and Stephen Curry.

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Divorced Shaquille O’Neal’s Ex-Wife, Who Recently Remarried, Reveals Recent Tragedy That Affected Wedding Planning

What happened between Shaquille O’Neal and Shaunie Nelson?

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