‘Tiger’s My Guy’: NBA Legend Shaquille O’Neal Reaffirmed His Friendship With Tiger Woods by Backing the Golfing Sensation During an Unpleasant Patch in 2009

Tiger Woods has gone through a lot in his personal life. The golf legend has made tons of records on the field. But his personal life has been very rough, including his relationships as well as other incidents. In fact, there was a time when Woods had the world against him after he met with an accident. But his old friend Shaquille O’Neal came to his rescue in an interview to defend him.

Shaquille O’Neal stood strong by his friend Tiger Woods

Golf legend Tiger Woods has made millions of fans for his performance on the field. People also love the golfer for his humble nature and down-to-earth approach toward all his fans. However, there was a time when the world was against the golfer when he was accused of several controversies. And it was the same time when Woods met a horrific accident outside his house in Florida.

As per reports, Woods was driving carelessly and would receive a driving citation for the same along with a $164 fine. Apparently, the golf legend rammed his car into a fire hydrant before banging it into a tree near his own house. Several journalists and fans made various stories about the player and gave their biased opinions about the same.

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But standing tall against all others, Woods’ old pal and NBA legend Shaquille O’Neal spoke in defense of the athlete. With tons of followers on Twitter, O’Neal made sure that his words reached millions and talked about the incident in an interview.

He wrote, “Tiger’s my guy…I’m not going to be like everybody else and say off-the-wall comments. I just hope he’s OK. We don’t know what’s fact, we don’t know what’s true. We just hope he’s OK.” Woods doesn’t have many friends in the sports community. But Shaquille O’Neal acted like a true one when Woods needed it the most.

Shaquille O’Neal purchased a $20 million mansion next to Woods’ house

Shaquille O’Neal has had a wonderful career in the field of the NBA, earning millions of dollars playing basketball. The athlete once spent more than $20 million to be Tiger Woods’ neighbor purchasing a colossal property right next to Woods’ mansion. The property contains a 6000 square ft. indoor basketball court along with a sound-proof theater and a wet bar.

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