Aged 50, Shaquille O’Neal Expects Death to Come Way Sooner than Anyone Expected

NBA legend Shaquille O’Neal is one of the most decorated basketball players ever. However, things could have been much different had he not changed his ways while growing up. Shaq was not the easiest to deal with for his parents. In the latest episode of the Big Podcast with Shaq, Shaquille O’Neal joined co-hosts Nischelle Turner and Spice Adams for another exciting session. In one instance, Shaq talked about how he loves to make his mother, Lucille O’Neal, proud of him.

He then opened up about giving his mother a hard time while growing up with his actions. The Los Angeles Lakers legend then revealed that he was spending time with the wrong crowd, even though it was not a gang.

Shaquille O’Neal on making his mother proud

During the podcast, Shaquille O’Neal joked that his father, Phillip A. Harrison brought some sense into him with a smack. He loved his mother’s reaction when he finally started doing the right things. O’Neal said, “I can remember when I had my first little article and the smile on her face. I’m like, ‘Man, she loves me!’ He added, “Now when I succeed, she’s like, ‘Baby, I’m proud of you.’ Even though I’m 50, I feel like a little baby.”

While Nischelle Truner was melted away by Shaq’s words and replied with an “aww,” Spice Adams could not believe O’Neal was already 50 years old and said, “Damn!”. The four-time NBA champion joked about his death. He replied, “Yeah, I’m old. Ten summers left, ten summers left.”

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Turner was not a fan of the reaction, and Adams clarified that it threw him off when Shaq said he was 50. The Emmy award winner stated, “Yeah he is 50. But when he is with miss Lucille, he is 5 and that’s very very sweet.”

Lucille O’Neal and her late husband, Phillip A. Harrison, are major reasons behind the success of Shaq.

Phillip A. Harrison helped Shaq realize his mistake

Shaquille O’Neal was a bully when he was growing up and indulged in fights with his peers at times. However, O’Neal had a reality check after one fight. The kid he got into a fight with had a seizure and was saved from the cusp of death. Shaq was already shaken, but his father, Phillip A. Harrison, wanted him to realize how close he was to tarnishing his own future.

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So he arranged a prison visit for his son. As a young O’Neal visited the jail and saw how things were, he understood his dreams of becoming a professional basketball player would not be possible if continued. So Shaq changed his ways, and it worked wonders.