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NBA legend Shaquille O’Neal is one of the richest former athletes ever. Over the course of his career, on and off the hardwood, O’Neal has been very successful. After his initial years with the Orlando Magic, he joined the Los Angeles Lakers. And he signed one of the biggest contracts at the time. Also, he is not just a basketball player. He is a very talented entertainer who had enormous success in the music industry and did well in his acting stints. And the former MVP knows how to spend his fortune.

The 4-time NBA champion recently revealed that he had expanded his mansion which is now a mindboggling 69,000 square feet. Shaq disclosed that he was jealous after a man from Chicago was showing off his house. So he added another 45,000 square feet to his already huge mansion. Talk about making a statement!

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As per reports, the ‘Big Diesel’ also has a great car collection of 30 cars worth millions. Not every car is designed with someone of Shaq’s frame in mind. So he always had to customize his cars so that he can fit in.

Shaquille O’Neal and walking

Shaquille O’Neal is a huge ‘Scarface’ fan and bought the 1963 Cadillac Eldorado driven by Al Pacino in the movie. With the tiger fur seats as well. He also owns a 2020 Rolls-Royce Cullinan. Also, this is not his first ever Rolls Royce. With his fortune and his exquisite car collection, it should not come as a surprise that he did not like walking. However, Shaq does not like walking for a whole different reason.

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In the latest episode of ‘The Big Podcast with Shaq’, O’Neal was in attendance after his tour of Australia. He said, “This is what happens when your crib is 69,000 square feet. See Y’all laughing. I don’t like walking from end to end. Because that’s cardio…” Wow! That’s one to flaunt your fortune and rub it in. And no one does that better than O’Neal.

The Lakers legend has a net worth of $400 million. After retiring, he has taken his investment game to a whole different level. Shaq once revealed his investment strategy. He said that the investment strategy was from Billionaire and Amazon founder Jeff Bezos. O’Neal said that he only invests in products that he believes in and the products that have the potential to change the lives of people.

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He claimed that he had quadrupled his net worth with this unique strategy.