Shaquille O’Neal, who has made $2 million donations, paid for 15 of his friends in a life changing moment

Shaquille O’Neal, who has made $2 million donations, paid for 15 of his friends in a life changing moment

Shaquille O’Neal has had a great deal of money always, and he’s found some very valuable ways to put that money to use, in ways you wouldn’t even imagine.

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 to his lifestyle, but it also sometimes makes for some crazy stories. He’s built that net worth through strategic and valuable investments. He makes a great deal of money every year from his businesses, and it’s admirable to see.

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Shaquille O’Neal gave 15 of his friends the greatest thing they could have asked for

Shaq is a massive benefactor. He loves helping people out however he can, and he’s shown how big his heart is in many ways. The Lakers center is the gift that keeps on giving.

Once, Shaq raised $2 million for underserved kids with an NFT sale. However, that’s not even the greatest thing he’s done for other people.

Shaq is a massive supporter of people’s education, and he made 15 of his friends’ lives when he agreed to pay for their master’s.

“University of Phoenix is an online program mostly,” Shaq detailed. “But I went to the head officials and said, ‘I don’t want to do it online. I want somebody to teach me in a class. And they came back and said, ‘Unfortunately, we can’t set up a classroom for one guy. You need 15 people. So, I paid for 15 of my friends to get their masters.”

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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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