Shaquille O’Neal Declares Himself “50 Cent of the NBA”, Backs $50 Million Rapper’s Ruthless Trait

Shaquille O’Neal is thought to be among the most cerebral NBA players. He built a successful business company that supported his family and left an NBA heritage. He made over $200 million in deals and $292 million in pay while he was in the NBA. The NBA success of Shaquille O’Neal has made him a star. 50 cent even teamed up with Shaq to buy BET Rappers Ruthless.

Shaq’s off-court and on-court accomplishments are the primary contributors to his $400 million net worth. The current figure is a result of his many transactions, including NBA contracts, endorsements, investments, and more.

Recently on his YouTube show, The Big Podcast with Shaq, he claimed to still be the 50 Cent of the NBA. A basketball great and platinum-selling rapper, Shaquille O’Neal is a multi-talented artist.

He claimed, “I follow certain people that that intrigued me a little bit I’m the 50 Cent of the NBA”.

“I’m going to come out with a mixtape on you. That’s how another one and another one and another one. But with me you gotta understand it’s never serious.”

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Shaquille O’Neal reportedly claimed that he was the NBA’s version of 50 Cent

A basketball great and platinum-selling rapper, Shaquille O’Neal is a multi-talented artist. He achieved platinum and gold certifications with two of his albums. Knowing 50 Cent is also not surprising. Although they had been in touch for some time, the two hadn’t seen each other in person until 2019 when Access Hollywood set it up.

They brought Shaquille O’Neal onboard the set to surprise 50 Cent when he was holding an interview. Shaq began by congratulating 50 and the others before revealing that, despite being a huge admirer, he hadn’t seen 50 in person.

“I didn’t mean to crash, but she[host] said that 50 Cent is here. We’ve never met before, but we have talked about business. I’m a big fan of yours and am so proud of you! You’re doing a great job brother.”

Fifty Cent made fun of the situation, saying he was only trying to keep his cool. O’Neal went on to say,

“Every now and then, I have NBA beefs with other guys, and I always tell them, ‘Don’t mess with me, I’m the 50 Cent of the NBA! I’m telling you right now, you mess with me, I’m coming out with a mixtape.’“

Their friendship seemed to have matured significantly since they first crossed paths four years ago. After everything, they were working together to purchase a $2.7 billion network. 

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