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NEW YORK, NY – DECEMBER 06: Shaquille O’Neal attends AOL Build to discuss his collaboration with Toys For Tots at AOL HQ on December 6, 2016 in New York City. (Photo by Daniel Zuchnik/WireImage)

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NEW YORK, NY – DECEMBER 06: Shaquille O’Neal attends AOL Build to discuss his collaboration with Toys For Tots at AOL HQ on December 6, 2016 in New York City. (Photo by Daniel Zuchnik/WireImage)
Shaquille O’Neal is often critical of many entities in the NBA universe. The Diesel is quite straightforward and doesn’t hesitate to speak his heart out. While this might sometimes offend some people, there’s no question that the Big Diesel’s heart is in the right place. Meanwhile, popular reporter and Daytime Emmy winner Nischelle Turner recently came out in support of Shaq after fans accused the Big Man of ‘hypocrisy’ after it was revealed that Shaq showed the same movie in his theatre that he criticized Kyrie Irving for sharing the link to. In the latest episode of ‘The Big Podcast with Shaq’, Turner claimed that people who criticize Shaquille O’Neal have no idea what they’re talking about.
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During the podcast, Turner brought up the question of how people often criticize the intent of Shaquille O’Neal. And the Diesel replied that he doesn’t care what others say. He further explained that he speaks only on the topics in which he has sound knowledge. The Diesel added there are so many people in the world and he could not satisfy everyone.
Thereafter, he revealed how he fed 2000 people in Henry County, Georgia, and helped the people who are in need. Furthermore, he said these activities symbolize Shaquille O’Neal despite what people think of him. Nischelle Turner and Spice Adams were also seen admiring Shaq for his kind heart. Turner addressed the people who criticize Shaq and said, “You all have no clue of who you are talking about.” The praise from Turner was probably due to the selfless works of Shaq. The admiration towards Shaquille O’Neal was prominent in her words.
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Philanthropic works of Shaquille O’Neal
There are only a few players who have made an insane amount of money like Shaquille O’Neal. From playing in the NBA to investing money in over 200 companies, Shaq has money flowing in from everywhere. His current net worth is around $400 million. However, these earnings are not only to cater to his lifestyle. Shaq is dedicated to helping people in the community. One such example was establishing his Shaq-to-School program to provide basic school supplies to children from underserved communities.

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LAS VEGAS, NEVADA – OCTOBER 23: Former NBA player Shaquille O’Neal attends the unveiling of the Shaq Courts at the Doolittle Complex donated by Icy Hot and the Shaquille O’Neal Foundation in partnership with the city of Las Vegas on October 23, 2021 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by Ethan Miller/Getty Images for Icy Hot)
Another story unfolds an incident of how Shaq helped a Georgia mom who was struggling to find shoes for his son. There are many such stories revolving around the Diesel. But it seemed that people often overlooked this character of Shaq who has been helping people since the start of his career.
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