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Shaq has no idea what’s about to hit him. The giant motorhead who went viral for his recent Tesla splurges has a brand new one. And he doesn’t even know it! At the Go Big Conference, Shaquille O’Neal claimed he didn’t need more cars even though he just bought two Tesla Cybertrucks. His generous patronage of Effortless Motors was reciprocated with an equally generous gift. As of Thursday, O’Neal was in Boston for the season-opener of Inside the NBA. He would have to go back to Atlanta next week for the usual schedule. But in case he doesn’t stop by at Las Vegas in between, Effortless Motors and his best friend, Anthony “Chicago” Hall have planned a surprise through social media.

The auto dealership shared on its official social media pages on Thursday night, “Big surprise! Effortless Motors has gifted @shaq the rare 1/100 Waido wide body 360 kit, topped off with stunning 26-inch Forgiatos! 🚗💨 This ride is an absolute masterpiece, and we can’t wait to see it hit the streets! Get ready for more jaw-dropping builds coming your way!” 

O’Neal’s first Cyberbeast was the standard silver. His second one was a custom black-on-black truck that broke the Internet. The third and the surprise is a cool burgundy, customized again with the 1/100 Waido wide body 360 kit. In the video to accompany it, it comes with a custom ‘SHAQCAT’ license plate.

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They delivered the truck to Shaq’s Las Vegas residence while Shaq has “zero idea” about it. He’s not there right now but Anthony Hall, who’s been filming hilarius skits with O’Neal’s all-black Cyberbeast recently, was overwhelmed by the present. They revealed that Shaq won’t be finding out about his third custom Tesla truck till he sees this post. Unless Hall already called his friend, Shaq remains oblivious to what’s waiting for him in Vegas.

Effortless Motors have become Big Diesel’s go-to car dealers since their little misunderstanding with LeBron James earlier this year. After Shaq understood it was a simple misunderstanding, he bought his first Cyberbeast from them. Within a couple of months, he had them ship the all-black Cyberbeast to Atlanta because he missed his Vegas ride.

He also gifted the owners a Dodge Charger Hellcat, another one of his favorite makes. Effortless Motors wanted to repay the favor with this third Cyberbeast. Clearly they didn’t see that Shaq’s trying to contain his Tesla addiction.

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Shortly after his viral second Cyberbeast purchase, O’Neal was on Shawn Walchef’s podcast talking about his definition of success. Part of it is curbing certain luxury splurges.

I’m at the point in my life I don’t do anything for monetary rewards.” He proceeded to say, “Can’t buy another car, can’t buy another boat, can’t buy no more jewellery, can’t buy no more cars even though I just bought a new Tesla. I can’t. I’m done.”

 Shaq was well-aware he might sound hypocritical saying he doesn’t care about cars after dropping an estimated $101,985 on a customized version of the new celebrity It-car. But he’s a huge gear-head at heart and he’s going to love this new one.

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They sent a message to O’Neal via the post, “Shaq, you’re going to see it when we post this video. And we cannot wait to see your reaction. So y’all stay tuned.”

We’ll know Shaq’s got the news when he inevitably reshares this on his Instagram, or records his reaction to it, or makes another skit with Hall. As of this writing, his response is still pending.

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