Shaquille O’Neal is quite the storyteller when it comes to narrating his own tales.
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Shaq’s infectious personality and incredible stories have made him a media darling since his playing days. Segments such as ‘Shaq or Bullshaq’ on Jimmy Kimmel Live proved how crazy Shaq tales go.
Wealth, championships, stories; Shaq definitely makes quite the guest for anyone. Australian radio show Kyle and Jacky O were the latest to play host to Superman and his incredible tales.
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The Big Diesel isn’t quite the known quantity in Australia, where basketball isn’t the most popular sport. However, thanks to his persona and non-basketball identifiability, Shaquille O’Neal is an in-demand guest down under too, clearly.
The host duo decided to ask Shaq about one famous Superman story from his playing days. Shaq had allegedly spent $70,000 in a Walmart in one shopping spree. The curious Aussie hosts got Shaq to spill the tea around how and why he did so.
How and why indeed did Shaq spend $70k in one outing at a Walmart?
O’Neal admits that the shopping spree was forced out of necessity. After being traded abruptly to Phoenix by Miami, the Big Diesel was left without a place to call home from the off.
Shaq approached the owner of a penthouse property that had 5 bedrooms as his temporary abode at Phoenix. O’Neal paid up one year’s rent in advance to avoid the hassle of staying at a hotel. This is because Shaq admittedly is not a “Hotel person”.
The ballin LEGEND himself @SHAQ goes into detail about his HUUUUGE $70,000 purchase at @Walmart!!! 💰 #ShaquilleONeal #Shaq #KJShow pic.twitter.com/4P1cz9dwGg
— Kyle and Jackie O (@kyleandjackieo) August 23, 2022
Shaq’s shopping spree at Walmart was aimed at making the house a home. Starting with multiple televisions to inflatable beds, O’Neal got the store home, practically.
To make the house temporarily liveable, the lovable giant spent north of $7ok on the budget shopping outlet. That is a weird mix of humility and an absurd amount of wealth going hand-in-hand. And as with every Shaq tale, this one too is beyond comprehension.
