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ORLANDO, FL – 1993: Shaquille O’Neal #32 of the Orlando Magic poses with Michael Jordan #23 of the Chicago Bulls prior to playing an NBA game circ 1993 at the TD WAterhouse Centre in Orlando, Florida. Copyright 1993 NBAE (Photo by Andrew D. Bernstein/NBAE via Getty Images)
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ORLANDO, FL – 1993: Shaquille O’Neal #32 of the Orlando Magic poses with Michael Jordan #23 of the Chicago Bulls prior to playing an NBA game circ 1993 at the TD WAterhouse Centre in Orlando, Florida. Copyright 1993 NBAE (Photo by Andrew D. Bernstein/NBAE via Getty Images)
Lakers legend Shaquille O’Neal is a mountain among man. The legendary center is one of the greatest players ever to have played the game of basketball. Shaq was a fan favorite because of his personality. He has a larger-than-life personality which has also helped him establish a career in media. He is an analyst on Inside the NBA and also hosts a podcast – “The Big Podcast with Shaq”.
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Because of his immense popularity, there is no dearth of endorsements for Shaq. Right from his playing days, he signed enormous deals. These deals and acute business decisions have helped him in building a net worth of over $400 million. Recently during an interview, Shaq talked about how surprised he was at finding that he was not the richest NBA player.
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He said, “You know it’s crazy because I was at the airport too like the NBA richest players like… I was like number seven damn I am broke… compared to these dudes but it’s just motivating and it’s just and like the crazy thing is I never wanted to be rich… I just wanted to buy my mother anything she wants.”
He further said, “That’s it I don’t care about.. but look you can’t you can’t take none of this with you my mom used to cook us breakfast iron our clothes go to work come home cook dinner… so that was motivation to me first thing I said when I get this money you ain’t gonna have to do anything ever in your life.”
Net worth of Shaquille O’Neal when compared to MJ and LeBron
Even though Shaq is worth more than $400 million, Shaq still has a lot to catch up to when compared to players like MJ and LeBron. Michael is the richest NBA athlete ever with a net worth of more than $2.2 billion dollars. He was the first billionaire NBA player ever. His ownership of the Charlotte Hornets helped him in becoming a billionaire.
LeBron also recently became a billionaire. But he achieved a unique distinction.
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DENVER – FEBRUARY 20: (L-R) LeBron James #23 and Shaquille O’Neal #32 of the Eastern Conference All-Stars smile on the bench in the final moments of the East’s win over the Western Conference All-Stars the 54th All-Star Game, part of 2005 NBA All-Star Weekend at Pepsi Center on February 20, 2005 in Denver, Colorado. The East won 125-115. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and/or using this Photograph, user is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. (Photo by Ezra Shaw/Getty Images)
He became the first NBA player ever to become a billionaire while still being an active player. Shaq also helps people a lot. You can see videos of him regularly buying things for people who happen to be in a shop with him at the same time. Let us know in the comments below your favorite memory of Shaq.
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