Lakers News

The day Shaquille O'Neal spent $1.3 Million only to prove a point

The Lakers Icon Shaquille O'Neal has a millionaire fortune, but at one point, he had to spend more than a million only to prove a point

By James Brown

The Lakers Icon Shaquille O'Neal has a millionaire fortune, but at one point, he had to spend more than a million only to prove a point

The Los Angeles Lakers Icon Shaquille O'Neal has increased his fortune thanks to many investments in different venues and sponsors. O'Neal also owns other restaurants or franchises like Papa John's. 

The current net worth of Shaq is around 400 Million; he has been brighter than many people give credit for. But once, a dealership manager thought that O'Neal was broke.

More Lakers news:

So the Lakers legend felt pissed, and he bought not one but three of the most expensive cars in the agency. Shaq spent $1.3 Million on 3 Rolls Royce cars to prove he wasn't broke.

This happened after the manager asked O'Neal: "You are asking all about these cars. Can you afford them?". Shaq got pissed and bought three cars. In the end, the dealership probably made the best deal of his life.

O'Neal also paid College for 15 friends to have his master's degree

The Lakers Icon also once paid for the master's degree of 15 of his friends only to get his, as he wanted a physical class and needed fourteen more students. O'Neal wanted to study as he wasn't treated with respect. 

Topics


More news