Every time Shaq posts some goofy skit or funny lip-sync video, there are the unrelated comments among the laughs that approximately read, ‘Shaq, buy me a car,’ and ‘pls don’t ignore me.’ It may look like Shaquille O’Neal doesn’t care for those appeals while he drops four-figure tips to servers and buys phones for a random stranger shopping next to him. For once, the big-hearted big guy confirmed he sees those requests. He just isn’t and is never going to respond the way they expect

O’Neal recently heard the viral story of a teen wrestler, Firefly, aka Tamara Humphries who was struggling with transportation to practices and tournaments. Shaq gifted her a Mitsubishi Outlander through Effortless Motors. He met the Pittsburgh teen in person for the first time on the Today show.

Generosity to Shaq is a spontaneous act. He sticks to one principle so his kindness is not exploited. “Now, I get a lot of requests of, ‘Hey, buy me a car,‘ ” he told People after the Today show made his latest kind act viral. “People need to understand that it don’t work like that. I have to find you. You can’t find me.”

Exactly as he said, Humphries didn’t seek Shaq. He heard about her situation and personally reached out to her parents with an offer to help. “He DM’ed me on Instagram. It was a casual DM, and I was like, ‘Uh, is this real?'” Tamara said last month. She passed on ‘Uncle Shaq’s’ phone number to her parents so he can Facetime them. He called it, “doing the right thing.”

Usually there is no strings attached to his kindness. On Today, they claimed Shaq gifted Firefly a car with no strings. But sometimes he does have some conditions.

Shaq’s generosity has some stern T&Cs

When Shaquille O’Neal gave out free sneakers to hundreds of kids in New York recently, he made them promise him something – he wants them to always listen to their parents. That’s usually a recurring condition attached to O’Neal’s generous gifts.

Humphries had earned a full ride scholarship to the University of Pittsburgh at Johnstown. But she was on her own when it came to getting to her wrestling events. She put wrestling on hold for a summer to she could work at a restaurant and save up for a car. Until Uncle Shaq heard about it.

That’s how Daniel Ubario, Big Diesel’s favorite car dealer from Effortless Motors, delivered the Outlander (that costs upwards of $30k) to her. Ubario also had the entire Humphries clan Facetime Shaq through him where O’Neal presented the terms and conditions attached to his gift.

“You keep body slamming people, you keep listening, and you keep your grades up. I love you and no boys. Stay away from them boys,” Of all the things, that last one made Humphries whine a little. But she promised her Unc that she’s not only never going to quit wrestling, but she’s going to be the best wrestler he wants her to be.

O’Neal told People that he initially offered her sponsorship money but the 18-year-old declined the offer. She instead asked his help to solve her transportation problem. This is the guy who used to buy Lakers rookies cars (not so much his Miami Heat rookies, Dwyane Wade and Udonis Haslem are still upset about that) to get to team practices and gifted them entire wardrobes to look smart at pressers. He agreed to her request instantly. He says he relates to athletes like Firefly and his former teammates which makes him want to help them.

From buying a teen a dress while looking for a restroom in a boutique, to putting an entire store’s purchases on his tab, Shaq has no problem creating his own opportunities for philanthropy. Shouting for his attention isn’t going to get him to lift a finger.