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Father of 6 Shaquille O’Neal, Who Admitted Wanting More Kids, Silences Critics of His Dream With 4 Audacious Words

Published 11/25/2022, 7:30 AM EST

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NBA legend Shaquille O’Neal is a father to six children. O’Neal has four children with his ex-wife Shaunie Henderson. And the two already had a kid each from their previous relationships before they got together. He recently admitted that he would like to have more kids. While on his podcast, O’Neal made a bold claim about his children with four audacious words while talking about others’ kids. 

 

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At least that is what Nischelle Turner said to him while on his podcast, The Big Podcast With Shaq. O’Neal was talking about his recent trip to Abu Dhabi. Interestingly, Shaq chose to fly commercial this time, and his co-passenger was a mother with three children. The Big Diesel hilariously stated that the kids would not stop crying.

Shaquille O’Neal made a bold claim

Shaquille O’Neal mentioned how the children would cry constantly and would not go to sleep. That is when Turner mentioned that this is exactly what he would get to experience if he chooses to have more kids.

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But before Nischelle could give him some more hard time over how kids are, O’Neal immediately silenced her and any other critics by saying, “My babies don’t cry.” Now that certainly is a bold statement by the four-time NBA champion.

Spice Adams, the other host on O’Neal’s podcast immediately replied by saying, “False.” But neither Shaq nor Turner gave his comment any importance as the two went on to discuss how come O’Neal’s kids never cried.

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Now, it is a little far-fetched that The Big Aristotle’s children never cried as babies. But that is what he claims. Nischelle and Shaq carried on their conversation and joked about how his children never cried.

Shaq is currently in a relationship with Hollywood actress Annie Ilonzeh. She is best known for her role on the TV show, How I Met Your Mother. However, there is no news about the two having a child.

Interestingly, O’Neal recently posted a picture on his official Instagram account with an infant. He even captioned the image, “Look at my lil man.” That sure did send fans into a state of frenzy on whether he already had another kid.

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Now only time will tell whether Shaq will have more kids in the future or not. But he has made himself clear multiple times that he wants more children.

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Abhishek Dhariwal is an NBA writer for EssentiallySports. He earned his bachelor's degree in English Honors from St. Xavier's College and his master's degree in Journalism and Mass Communication from AAFT School of Mass Communication and Journalism.
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