NBA legend Shaquille O'Neal 's spending habits have been revealed, with the Hall of Famer splashing out $1,000 daily on Amazon products . The 52-year-old retired from the NBA in 2011 and made a reported $286 million or more, excluding endorsements, and new business ventures. Shaq's net worth has almost doubled to above half a billion and his pretty bank balance is serving him well in retirement.
According to Page Six , O'Neal spends $1k a day on Amazon, with one of his latest purchases being green laser pointers. The four-time NBA champion isn't shy to splash the cash , with the ex-center open to sharing his expenses. In May, he revealed that he spends about $1,000 on pedicures.
"I give about $1,000 because I know my feet stink, I know they're ugly, and I like to paint them," he said on The Big Podcast with Shaq . ESPN layoffs continue as network axes top NBA figure just weeks before season tip-off Shams Charania's stance on replacing Adrian Wojranowski at ESPN He also once spent $1m in one day on cars and other luxuries. O’Neal signed his first million-dollar trading card contract in the 90s and blew it.
"[T]he president of the bank pulls me in and he says, ‘Sir, I love you. I don’t want you to be like all these athletes that go broke. You need to get your stuff together,’” O’Neal told told “Shark Tank” star Daymond John at a Black Entrepreneurs Day event in 2020.
“I was like, ‘Yep, I did this. I did this. I did this.
’ Then I see a word ‘FICA’ [Fede.