“I thought it was a set up,” Shaquille O’Neal reveals receiving naked woman in trench coat for 21st birthday present

Shaquille O'Neal was sent an inappropriate gift on his birthday to his hotel room, a lady unclad.

“I thought it was a set up,” Shaquille O’Neal reveals receiving naked woman in trench coat for 21st birthday present

Shaquille O'Neal

Shaquille O’Neal is one of the most popular names in basketball and has experienced fame since his college days. He recently revealed a story on his podcast, The Big Podcast with Shaq, where he was sent an inappropriate gift on his birthday to his hotel room, a lady unclad.

This occurred while he was playing for the Orlando Magic and starting his career in the NBA. He, however, didn’t disclose who sent the extraordinary gift, but it surely did amuse him when he received it.

On my birthday, when I was playing for the Orlando Magic, I get a knock on the door.. I opened the door, and this lady had a trench coat. She’s like, ‘I’m your birthday present.’ She dropped the coat and was butt a** naked… I slammed the door... but I was like, no, 'I'm good' cos I thought it was a setup.
Shaquille O’Neal on The Big Podcast with Shaq
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Big Shaq is from a very disciplined family, and it only shows in the way he rejected the wild offer from the anonymous buddy. And it was a bit shocking to see a 21-year-old reject such an offer despite all the wild choices he made in his later life.

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Shaquille O’Neal confesses to be jealous of LeBron James

Shaquille O’Neal has always been the leading man on every team he joined, except for the Cleveland Cavaliers, which had a young LeBron James on the team. Although they had a great relationship together, he admitted on an episode of his podcast that he could feel the envy of the treatment his former teammate received for free.

LeBron was actually the best leader, the best young leader I'd seen. And I was kinda jealous of him because he got to do stuff I could never do.
Shaquille O’Neal on The Big Podcast with Shaq

Furthermore, he stated that he admired James’ leadership qualities, how he controlled the team, and how he influenced major decisions. Also, he wondered how he could do all these when he couldn’t while he was the “main man” at the other teams he played for.

However, while the jealousy is normal, it should be known that it was earned and not given to him on a platter of gold. Decisions and choices are necessary, as both Shaq and James made such that influenced their careers and personalities.

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