“‘Cause imma tell you, even that now I have 40 cars and I don’t know why. I don’t know why. And I got 5 houses I don’t know why.” $500 million worth Shaquille O’Neal candidly expressed that he would have rather saved his money instead of splurging on different assets. Did it stop him? Clearly not. But maybe that’s the reason he is removing a certain car from his collection. And to aid him in this process is none other than Effortless Motors.

“Last minute Xmas gift.” The Riverside-based dealership shared the story on its Instagram about a red Cadillac Escalade SUV, likely the 2024 edition from the V series. “☃️ SHAQS ESCALADE NOW AVAILABLE.”

The price currently on the official Cadillac website starts at $152,295. With the previous owner being Shaquille O’Neal, the price may be completely different now. But it’s not the only car he gave the dealership as a token of friendship.

The owner, Daniel Ubario, was recently on the Lakers legend’s podcast and explained the previous misunderstanding with LeBron James. An intern who no longer works with Effortless Motors thought of a marketing idea: Tagging King James would give them traction.

But it backfired big time, with James blasting them publicly. It was then Shaquille O’Neal reached out to Ubario and understood it was all intentional and since then has supported them with multiple requests.

Since then, Big Aristotle has bought eight vehicles from them, including three customized Cyberbeasts, a Mercedes Sprinter van, and Ubario’s own Mercedes. In return, he gave them a Dodge Hellcat and now an Escalade.

Two weeks ago, Effortless Motors added the story about the Cadillac. “Shaq just sent us his Escalade! Thank you!” But there is a condition on how the 4x NBA Champion works with them. 

Despite LeBron James’ issue, Shaquille O’Neal opens up about his support

Apart from giving them a generous tip and two of his cars, the 7 foot 1 is not interested in any freebies. “You wanna know what type of person I am? That’s the type of person I am. I see a kid on the internet who’s just starting his business and I support him…He’s like, ‘I want to give you this free car,’ I’m like, ‘Bro, just be my friend, I don’t want nothing for free.”

Daniel Ubario too understood the assignment and personally delivered the first Cybertruck to Shaquille O’Neal. “Now that he did that for me, I gave him one of my Hellcats ‘cause he went out of his way to take care of me.”

That one Tesla led to two more in his collection. The second one was dubbed CyberBeast, as it is a custom-made all-black makeover with a wide body kit and carbon fiber construction. Plus, it has wide carbon fenders, 26″ Forgiato Wheels, and a gloss black wrap to match the all-black interiors.

To make it an accessible and easy driving experience for Shaq, the driver seat is moved back 8″. The third Cybertruck was a full 360, 1 of 100 Waido Live Body Cybertruck, once again custom-built. So, that’s why he continues to work with them and doesn’t accept free cars.