Shaquille O’Neal had a Hall of Fame career in the NBA and won four NBA championships. He played for some of the biggest franchises in the league during his 19-year-old career. Shaq established himself among the best players in the league and had a handsome salary during his professional career. In addition, the Big Diesel has tasted success in the field of business and investments after his retirement, taking his net worth to $400 million. That makes him among the richest athletes in the world. However, he was recently trolled by a few fans, when he expressed his desire to own a robot.

There have been talks about the future with robots in it. While everyone may have their opinion on that, Shaquille O’Neal wants to own a robot. Elon Musk recently disclosed a Tesla Optimus robot on the occasion of Tesla AI Day 2022. Musk shared a picture of himself with the robot on his social media, which impressed Shaquille O’Neal.

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Shaq expressed his desire to buy the robot on Twitter. However, he was met with NBA fans who raised doubts if the Big Aristotle would be able to afford it or not.

NBA fans react to Shaquille O’Neal wanting to buy Elon Musk’s robot

The Big Shamrock took to Twitter and asked Elon if he could get a robot. “can i purchase a robot,” Shaq’s tweet read. He has a huge fan following on social media and his tweet went viral. Fans came up with some interesting reactions to the same.

Following are some of the best reactions to Shaq’s tweet:

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A lot of Shaq’s income came from his salaries during his career. However, his investments post-retirement have reaped benefits, making him one of the richest athletes alive. Elon Musk, during the event, claimed that the robot will be launched in the next 3-5 years. He also revealed that it would cost $20,000.

Shaq is a proud Tesla car owner and knows its products. His interest in the robot shouldn’t come as a surprise. The price of the robot is something not many people can afford. However, Shaq is no common person. He has had a history of spending big money in the past and once spent $9 million in a day. It was around 50% of his salary at that time. However, Shaq has since learned a lot when it comes to spending and investments.

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