Shaquille O’Neal’s Lavish Gift to Reality Star Natalie Nunn Ticks Off NFL Legend Cam Newton

Several rumors linked Shaquille O'Neal and Natalie Nunn back in 2009.

Shaquille O’Neal’s Lavish Gift to Reality Star Natalie Nunn Ticks Off NFL Legend Cam Newton

Cam Newton on Shaquille O'Neal (Image credits - Firstsportz)

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While there has been no official confirmation of the relationship between American reality television personality Natalie Nunn and NBA superstar Shaquille O’Neal, several rumors and reports were linking the two back in 2009. It was a brief relationship, and the two stars moved on to focus on their families and careers.

Shaquille O’Neal is one of the greatest and most dominant players in the history of basketball. Drafted as the number one pick in the 1992 NBA draft, O’Neal has played in multiple franchises throughout his career.

The 53-year-old has won four NBA Championships with the Los Angeles Lakers to go along with three Finals MVPs, one league MVP, two scoring titles and several more accolades. After his NBA career, O’Neal has turned into a broadcaster for the show Inside the NBA. The former Lakers center is also well known for some egregious takes.

Natalie Nunn is a reality television personality best known as a cast member of Bad Girls Club. The 41-year-old has featured in several other reality shows and a few music videos as well. She is happily married now and is blessed with a daughter.

Nunn made an appearance on former NFL player Cam Newton‘s “4th&1” podcast. Newton asked her if she dated the NBA star and then spoke about her first car while still in college.

Shaq bought me my first car. I never dated Shaq.

Newton was not convinced that the two had not dated and was in disbelief. Nunn continued:

I was at USC. He bought me a bug, a brand new convertible bug. I was in college and he played for the Lakers.

O’Neal is well known for shelling out money for people, so this does not come off as a huge surprise. But it is still hard to believe that he would buy a brand new car for someone he is not dating. The speculation continues.

The internet reacts to Natalie Nunn’s gift from Shaquille O’Neal

As big a philanthropist O’Neal is, the internet did not leave any stone unturned in joining the trolls. Here are some of the reactions:

Shaquille O’Neal crashes into the ESPN set

Inside the NBA, featuring former players O’Neal, Kenny Smith, Charles Barkley, and host Ernie Johnson, has been one of the most popular halftime and postgame studio shows in the United States. The chemistry, banter and analysis on the show have won NBA fans over from all around the world. They have won 19 Sports Emmy Awards.

Inside the NBA crew
Inside the NBA crew (Image credits – ESPN)

During a segment on Christmas Day, O’Neal challenged Smith to a playful sprint and then crashed into the ESPN set and broke the screen. Everyone in the studio could not contain their laughter, and the video went viral on social media in no time.

The network may have changed from TNT to ESPN and ABC this year, but the crew has shown that the chaos and laughter remain intact. This is not the first chaotic moment for O’Neal, and it most certainly will not be the last.

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