“Crypto Guy” Shaquille O’Neal Runs Away from Charles Barkley’s $600 Million Lakers Bet

The NBA 2022-23 season is finally shifting gears now. The Boston Celtics and the Los Angeles Lakers had an intense matchup where the Celtics just edged passed the Lakers in OT. The Inside the NBA show had a very intense conversation about the thrilling game, where Charles Barkley pretty much discounted the Lakers’ performance in crunch time. The Philadelphia 76ers legend went on to confront the Lakers legend Shaquille O’Neal regarding it, even challenging him for a bizarre bet. However, Shaq came up with a hilarious response to evade the elaborate proposal.

Barkley didn’t really believe in the Lakers’ chances this season, putting the Los Angeles Clippers above it. He even offered a bet to Shaq on the issue, which the multi-millionaire refused giving a weird excuse.

Shaquille O’Neal hilariously claims that he is broke

The Boston Celtics and the Los Angeles Lakers came up with one of the best matches of the 2022-23 season on Tuesday. The thrilling matchup went into OT as the Celtics got the better of the LA side. Well, the Lakers putting up such a fight despite their poor season so far, was a point of conversation on NBA on TNT. Understandably, the Inside the NBA crew went all in while dissecting the game, and a certain NBA legend wasn’t impressed with the Lakers.

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Charles Barkley argued with Shaquille O’Neal on how he doesn’t believe in the potential of the Yellow and purple jerseys. Shaq being a Lakers legend was bound to disagree, to which Barkley had an interesting solution. The Philadelphia 76ers legend was much more confident of the Los Angeles Clippers and he offered a bet to the seven-foot giant.

“I’ll tell you what, I’ll put all your money up against all my money. Winner takes all. I got the Clippers” said the 11-time NBA All-Star. To which Shaq hilariously replied “I ain’t got no money, I’m a crypto guy” 

The crew laughed as the $600 Million worth man made fun of his financial situation. O’Neal was talking about his failed business investment with crypto giant FTX. FTX recently plunged into bankruptcy in the wake of a reported $11 billion fraud.

Shaq’s unbelievable fortune

The seven-foot giant was not only a behemoth on-court but off-court as well. His retirement from basketball professionally didn’t stop him from amassing a staggering $600 Million fortune.

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His business deals include 100s of fast food restaurants, a movie theater, no. of car washes, and a hydration drink company, among others. Although most of them have been successful endeavors, the FTX crash leaves a bitter aftertaste in his portfolio.