12 Years After $50,000 Divorce From Shaquille O’Neal, Shaunie Gives Sage Wisdom On How To Have A Healthy Marriage

NBA juggernaut, Shaquille O’Neal, excelled in every aspect of his life, except for being a good and loyal husband. The self-anointed “serial cheater” was married to Shaunie Henderson (formerly O’Neal) for seven years from 2002-09, before Shaunie filed for a divorce. But it looks like it wasn’t all on Shaq. Shaunie, who has been receiving $50,000 every month since their divorce, believes she now knows how to make a marriage work.

After taking the sole responsibility for hampering his marriage, Shaq, who is worth $400 Million, has been paying $10,000 for each of their 4 kids, and $10k in alimony to the mother of five.

12 years after divorcing Shaq, Shaunie gives wisdom on how to have a healthy marriage

Shaunie, who married Keion Henderson last year, recently shared a clip on her Instagram, where she is sharing some of the things that make her marriage work. She self-admittedly said she didn’t know “communication” was the key to marriage.

“Communication is huge, which no one told me the first time around because this is also another chance for me,” said Shaunie, hinting towards what might not have happened in her first marriage. Watch the whole exchange in the following clip from Shaunie’s official Instagram account.

 

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Even after her separation and marriage with Pastor Henderson, Shaunie is on good terms with Shaquille O’Neal. The latter even got an invitation to his ex-wife’s wedding.

Why has Shaquille O’Neal not re-married?

Shaq is an old-school man who lives by philosophies. He might have been solely responsible for sabotaging his marriage but he is trying to compensate for it by being fully available for the 4 women in his life.

The reason Diesel did not go for a second marriage is that he has 3 daughters and a mother to care of. According to him, they are nothing less than a wife. Each of them wants to know every specific detail of his life.

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Akash Murty

An Electrical and Electronics Engineer by degree, Akash Murty is an NBA Editor at The SportsRush. Previously a Software Engineer, Murty couldn’t keep himself away from sports, and his knack for writing and putting his opinion forward brought him to the TSR. A big Soccer enthusiast, his interest in basketball developed late, as he got access to a hoop for the first time at 17. Following this, he started watching basketball at the 2012 Olympics, which transitioned to NBA, and he became a fan of the game as he watched LeBron James dominate the league. Him being an avid learner of the game and ritually following the league for around a decade, he now writes articles ranging from throwbacks, and live game reports, to gossip. LA Lakers are his favourite basketball team, while Chelsea has his heart in football. He also likes travelling, reading fiction, and sometimes cooking.

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