Shaquille O’Neal Hilariously Caught Stealing Jewelry from a Store

Shaquille O’Neal has an eye for fine things in life, be it fancy cars or dazzling jewelry. Well-known as one of the wealthiest personalities in the basketball world, Shaq can certainly afford all the material things he desires. However, he was still caught stealing some bling from a jewelry store recently. That too with a camera filming him the whole time.

Shaq recently visited the famous Vietnamese-American jeweler, Johnny Dang to purchase some new bling. While Dang was busy with the billing of the purchase, the big fella smoothly slipped a silver chain in his front pocket.

After handing back the NBA icon his card, the Texas-based jeweler politely asked him to return the chain as if nothing had happened. Unfortunately for the big man, Dang had caught him pocketing the chain. The Big Diesel’s pickpocketing skills were no match for the experienced jeweler’s roving eyes.

“Can I get my necklace back?” Dang asked politely after Shaq signed the bill.

Shaq played along and acted surprised after being caught. “You saw that! You saw that Johnny! Damn, I thought I had you this time. Alright, my bad,” Shaq said while returning the necklace.

Dang is well aware of Shaq’s shenanigans and so it was all pretty normal for him. The two men hugged it out afterwards.

But the big man had genuinely thought that he had pulled off a heist while a camera was recording him.

Everyone is aware of Shaq’s $400 million fortune. Therefore, the jeweler knew very well that O’Neal was merely playing a prank. However, that prank could have proven to be costly for the average Joe.

Even though he may attempt to ‘steal’ some jewelry here and there, Shaq is also known for giving away jewelry.

Shaq once paid for a man’s engagement ring

Shaq doesn’t think twice before financially helping anybody and everybody. A couple of years back, the legendary Center entered a shop with the intention of purchasing some hoop earrings.

As seen in the video above, during the visit to the Atlanta-based store, the 15-time All-Star paid for another man’s engagement ring. Kind-hearted activities like this are one of the major reasons why fans love Shaquille O’Neal so much.