Marred by Cheating and Distrust Issues With Shaquille O’Neal, Ex-Wife Shaunie Is Taking a “Holy” Path

Being a basketball spouse is more complicated than it may seem. While it opens up a whole new world for them, sometimes they can get lost in the glitz and glamor of it all. Shaunie Henderson, the ex-wife of NBA Hall of Famer Shaquille O’Neal, found it a little strange to switch her lifestyle from that of a basketball wife to something completely different. Despite her problems with Shaq during their marriage, the couple shares a good bond today.

Shaunie married Pastor Keion Henderson in May 2022 after a couple of years of dating. Their marriage was covered in a TV series by VH1 named “Shaunie & Keion’s Destination ‘I Do.'” In the series, Shaunie revealed how her life changed after meeting Henderson. Marrying a pastor was never something she had even dreamed of.

Shaunie never thought she’d marry a Pastor

The series started with Shaunie having a conversation with Keion. “Soon, you’ll be saying I do to both me and the congregation,” Keion told Shaunie. He didn’t want her to use words like “ding-a-ling“. While Shaunie was excited about getting married again, it was a different experience than being a basketball star’s wife.

“You may know me as a basketball wife, but now I’m trading hoops for something a little more holy,” Shaunie said. She continued, “Falling in love with Pastor Keion Henderson has been one of the biggest blessings of my life.”

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“Growing up in church, I never would have thought I’d be a pastor’s wife. I was like, ‘oh, no,'” revealed Shaunie. However, she was glad about having Keion in her life for more than two years. “Being together for two and a half years, life has literally changed,” she stated.

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Shaq and Shaunie were married for seven years and dated for even longer. However, their marriage started crumbling nearly five years after marriage as O’Neal filed for divorce in 2007. Despite reconciling, they eventually went their separate ways two years later. The couple shares 4 children together and they have a great co-parenting relationship according to Shaunie.

Over the years, O’Neal has admitted multiple times how it was his fault that their marriage ended. While he called Shaunie remarkable and praised her for doing everything she could, he berated himself. He even called himself a “d**kh**d” and admitted that he didn’t realize what he had until it was gone.

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Despite their differences, the couple currently shares a great relationship. Shaq even approved and congratulated Shaunie for saying yes to Keion. While it may have taken some time, everybody has eventually moved on.