NBA legend Shaq once spent $1.3m at car dealership after comment left him 'p****d'

Believed to have a net worth of $500 million, Shaquille O'Neal isn't afraid to splash the cash when he feels like it.

While on a date, the NBA legend is said to have paid out more than $25,000 to cover the tab for an entire restaurant back in June 2022.

Everyone in the Jue Lan Club in New York was blessed with Shaq's generosity and he is also reported to have given a monumental tip.

But there is also a story of him once dropping a whopping $1.3 million at a car dealership after a comment from a member of staff there.

Although he isn't shy of a few quid, the former Miami Heat and LA Lakers star had a bit of a budget for his next vehicle.

However, the salesman is said to have questioned whether he could afford the cars he was browsing. It probably wasn't the wisest thing to mention to an accomplished 7ft 1 athlete with a very healthy bank account.

A "p***ed" Shaq proceeded to purchase three new Rolls Royces costing more than $1 million.

Telling the story on Drink Champs, he recalled: "I'm in a Rolls-Royce joint. [Mike] Tyson's in there and he bought two.

"So I come in the next day. I'm in Lakers sweats. I'm looking around. I'm looking like a bum. "I like to spend money but I don't like to waste money. I don't want to spend $400,000 on a car so I'm like, 'Hey man, how much is this?'.

"Finally, the old guy says, 'Yo man, you're asking about all these cars, can you afford them?'.

"Now I'm p*****d. I said, 'What the f*** did you say to me?'. So I buy three, that one, that one and that one and I want them dropped off. Move the seat back and I want them dropped off.

"I got three Rolls Royces that I never drive. So there goes another million."

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Shaq definitely didn't need the three new supercars and incidentally he actually bought former teammate LeBron James one for his 25th birthday many years back.

Last month, 'Big Diesel' splashed out more than $100,000 on the "cleanest cybertruck in the country" - even getting it customised with black-on-black wrapping.