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‘Shaquille O’Neal uses his $400 million net worth to spoil his mother’: When Lakers legend revealed what he demands from his mom whenever he visits her

Tonoy Sengupta
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7'1" Shaquille O'Neal talked about how he was bullied in school

A look back at the time when Lakers legend Shaquille O’Neal revealed what he asks for his mom to do after earning the big bucks

Shaquille O’Neal may have been one big bully during his NBA days. But after its conclusion, he has turned into a giving man, to say the least.

From time to time, you’ll find clips on your feed of the Diesel randomly choosing to buy a fan’s required list of items for them, just as he does in the YouTube clip below.

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But, it appears that this kindness doesn’t just extend to total strangers he meets in public places. Quite the contrary, actually.

A few years ago, Shaq sat down on a late-night talk show, where he was asked what he asks his mom to do for him, every time he gets home. And well, let’s just say, his answer will do nothing less than warm your heart right up.

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Shaquille O’Neal reveals that he asks for his mom to do absolutely nothing, and just sit tight instead

There is a reason Shaquille O’Neal is the man that he is today, despite all the fame and fortune. It’s because his mother did an absolutely stellar job raising him.

Being a mother has never been an easy job. But, with somebody who’s always had a mischievous nature such as Shaq’s, her job was probably that much harder to do right. And it appears Shaq knows this.

During an appearance on a late-night talk show, the Lakers legend was asked what he demands his mother do for him every time he gets home. And his answer? Take a look at the YouTube clip below.

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As we said earlier, each and every word of that answer just warm your heart right up, doesn’t it?

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Tonoy Sengupta

Tonoy Sengupta

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Tonoy Sengupta is a Senior Editor at The SportsRush. Coming from an athletically inclined family, he has been surrounded by sports ever since he was 4 years old. But, while initially pouring all his time into Football (soccer), at 14, Tonoy discovered basketball through the countless highlights of Stephen Curry humiliating players from Curry Land. And just like that, a fiery passion for the game was ignited within Tonoy. And soon after, he decided to become a student of journalism, graduating in 2022, and choosing sports as his area of interest. Today, you can find him spending 99% of his time browsing through every type of content on every team in the NBA, before uncorking everything he has found to the world. In the 1% he isn't doing this, you can find him playing Basketball, Football, Volleyball, or practically any other sport he has had the opportunity to learn.

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