“With a $400 million net worth, of course Shaq pranked an entire hotel staff of owning it”: When Jimmy Kimmel recalled how Shaquille O’Neal flaunted his wealth with a joke

Shaquille O'Neal

Shaquille O’Neal has always been one of the most entertaining personalities in the NBA, and Jimmy Kimmel once recapped a story of when Shaq proved this point.

The former Lakers legend is currently one of the hosts of the famous ‘Inside the NBA’ segment on ESPN where he finds new and hilarious ways to discuss and analyze the NBA.

There have been countless stories of how Shaquille O’Neal has spent egregious amounts of money at once. He holds the record for the largest purchase in Walmart history amongst other things, and so he holds a reputation for being a big spender.

Shaq’s net worth is enough to cater towards his lifestyle, but it also sometimes makes for some crazy stories.

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Shaquille O’Neal once fooled everyone into buying a hotel

How much exactly is Shaq worth currently? Well, his net worth stands at around $400 million right now, showing how he’s made it big in his career even after the NBA.

He’s made countless investments, kept up his career with ESPN, and created a reputable brand for himself. His celebrity status is massive at the moment.

In fact, it’s so big that he once fooled an entire hotel’s staff into thinking he bought the place. Shaq appeared on Jimmy Kimmel’s show, and the host explained how Shaq played a prank on an entire hotel management team.

“I’m thinking about you and I were shooting something for one of your shows,” Kimmel recalled. “And we went across the street to this hotel and we walked in the hotel and of course, people are like ‘oh my god, Shaq is in the hotel.”

“People were going crazy. They’re like ‘what are you doing here’ and you just told people in a very serious way, ‘I just bought the hotel’. Everyone believed it. Not for one second did they think. They’re like ‘oh wonderful, well, I’m the General Manager. It’s great to meet you.’”

It’s a hilarious story for sure, and it just goes to show what kind of entertaining and charismatic person Shaq is.

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Post Edited By: Ashish Priyadarshi
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Ashish Priyadarshi

Ashish Priyadarshi is The SportsRush's content manager and editor. Ashish freelanced for 1 year in the NFL division before taking on an editorial role in the company. He then tacked on managing content while adding on a writing role in the NBA division. Ashish has been closely following the NFL and NBA since the 2012 season when the Patriots lost the Super Bowl and Derrick Rose was at the height of his powers. Since then, Ashish has focused on honing his knowledge for both leagues in, even writing crossover pieces. In his free time, Ashish is an avid basketball player, he loves to watch movies and TV shows, immersing himself in the cinematic world. Ashish studies computer science and data science at the University of Wisconsin-Madison and would love to mesh his love for sports with his technical skills.

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