?I Don?t Have It?: Shaquille O?Neal, Who Battled Depression After Divorce, Admitted to Dwyane Wade?s Unheard Role in Helping Him

Shaquille O?Neal has four NBA championship titles. The first three were won with the Lakers and the fourth one was with the Miami Heat. With the Lakers, Shaq had Kobe Bryant, while in Miami, he had Dwyane Wade.?

Shaq bought out the best in both Kobe and D-Wade. With Kobe, the competitiveness was at its peak; but with D-Wade, Shaq was instrumental in motivating and helping Wade grow. However, Shaq and Wade were more than teammates on the court; they were also close friends off of it. Reminiscing about their time together, Shaq revealed in his podcast, last month, that during a tough period, D-Wade came to his rescue.?

Dwyane Wade aids Shaquille O?Neal?

On ?The Big Podcast?, Shaq sympathized with Tom Brady, who is currently going through a divorce. He is certain that Brady?s on-field performance is being hampered by his off-field troubles.?

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For Shaq, the Tampa Bay Buccaneers’ quarterback’s situation is highly relatable. In his podcast, he said, ?when you are getting divorced, the first thing mama?s going to do is take them, kids, away. You know, when you come back to the big house that you built, it?s just you by yourself, and the ?D? starts to kick in.??

During the 2006 NBA finals, Shaq was going through a divorce himself, similar to what Brady is going through right now. While he wishes Brady well, Shaq highlights what he felt during his divorce and how D-Wade helped him with a simple gesture. ?I couldn?t do anything right. That?s when I had to give everything to D-Wade, like, ?I don?t have it,? he said.?

In that finals series, Miami was down two games against the mighty Dallas Mavericks. D-Wade stepped up and unleashed his true self. With an average of 34.2 points per game, D-Wade helped Miami win its first-ever NBA title. Thereby, the pressure on Shaq’s shoulders was taken off.?

Shaq has been open about his struggles with depression. However, he refuses to use the word. He says, ?I?m not gonna use the D-word because I know a lot of people are suffering from that, ?But I was down.?

D-Wade and Shaq’s special bond

Shaq joined the Heat with three titles under his belt. D-Wade, on the other hand, was a rising star and was making Miami his own. For Wade, Shaq?s arrival was a blessing.?

He says,??He (Shaq) came to Miami and he changed my entire life. He was like, ?You know what, you?re pretty good, so I?m ?bout to make you a superstar.???

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In retrospect, it is exactly what Shaq did. Shaq knew from the minute he landed that this was D-Wade?s team. So he helped him become a superstar.

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