Financially Backed by Billionaire Michael Jordan, $1000000000 Worth MLB Team Finds Another Millionaire Fan in Shaquille O’Neal

For much of the world, basketball equals Michael Jordan. After all, he was one of the most potent two-way players ever. And the sheer dominance of his prime is yet to be replicated. Despite all this, hooping was never his childhood love. As a youngster who adored sports, he first leaned toward baseball. It was a dream he shared with his father. It even came to a point where in his brief retirement from the NBA, His Airness played minor league baseball. Later in 2017, he became a part of the MLB. He joined forces with longtime friend Derek Jeter to purchase a minority stake in the Miami Marlins.

Since then, the Captain has left the ownership group. But MJ remains standing as a 1% owner. And today, the franchise seems to have attracted a large fan. A 7-foot giant of a man, Shaquille O’Neal.

Michael Jordan and his MLB franchise welcomed Shaquille O’Neal as a fan

Shaquille O’Neal brandishing his number 32 with a ball in his hand ready to.. pitch? Yes, it does sound fishy but it did happen back in 2018.

Big Diesel marched down to Marlins Park in full uniform. He threw out the first pitch at the Miami Marlins game that day. Even then, the fun didn’t just last while he was on the base. Later on in his enthusiastic outing, he picked up Judge Judy, a cousin to the Marlins owner Bruce Sherman.

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After these theatrics, the four-time champion was also challenged to a game of pickup basketball. The Marlins’ social media shared the poor victim who faced the wrath of the NBA’s most dominant. Shaq was in his backyard. He bullied his way to the rim, then sent the mini-size basketball flying across the room. Honestly, the undersized man had no chance in the face of Superman. Nonetheless, it made for what was a memorable moment in Marlins history.

He only recently relived the memory on Twitter. Sharing a snippet of his memorable first pitch, he asked the question – “How fast is my fastball?”

The baseball practically disappeared in his huge palms. Yet Shaq managed to throw a strike-worthy pitch for an NBA giant. On the hardwood, Shaquille O’Neal was the nefarious, unstoppable force.

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