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Shaquille O’Neal, also known as Shaq, is one of the most dominant players in basketball history. In his career’s first league game, he was named the player of the week – A title a new player can only dream of. At an astonishing height of 7 1″, Shaq was on the top 10 lists of Scoring, Rebounding, Blocks, and Shooting Percentage with Orlando Magic in his rookie days.
How much do you know about his personal life? Where did he grow up? How about his love life and the women in his life? Children?
Please keep reading to know more about O’Neal’s personal life.
Early Days
O’Neal was born in Newark, New Jersey. He was only seven pounds at his birth, and it is impressive how he grew up this big. Although his mother was 6 and 2″. He was born in a low-income family, his mother struggled hard to keep her four kids fed. They would often move from place to place because they could not afford the rent.
He grew at an alarming rate; the growth was so surprisingly quick that his mother had to keep his birth certificate with her to show the bus drivers that he was under the age of 5; thus, he could ride the bus free.
He was a naturally gifted athlete, so he struggled and soon became a sensation in NBA circles.
Also, he was always a trouble maker and his stepfather’s ‘tough love’ kept him straight whenever he tried to make some trouble.
Love Life
During his fame and career, he enjoyed the company of some of the most stunning women.
Nicole “Hoopz” Alexander
O’Neal dated Nicole “Hoopz” Alexander from 2010 to 2012. Why did they break up? The reasons are not clear.
Dominica Westling
Another beauty takes the spot among O’Neal’s past girlfriends. In 2010 the messages and emails from both of them were made public. It was discovered that they had been dating while O’Neal was still married to Shaunie O’Neal.
Laura Govan
She is a reality TV star and a rumored past girlfriend of the basketball legend. It was rumored that they dated in 2008, but they both denied them.
Karrine Steffans
She is an American author who had a fling with O’Neal from 2004 to 2005.
Annie Ilonzeh
He has been seen and was in the news due to his latest relationship with Annie Ilonzeh. Annie is a beautiful American actress from Texas. We can assume that O’Neal’s pursuit of stunning beauty is not over yet.
Shaunie O’Neal – The Wife
Shaunie is an American TV personality and had her ups and downs. She and O’Neal fell in love and married in 2002. Sadly after a long relationship and marriage, they filed for divorce in 2011.
Furthermore, they have five children together – The only biological children of O’Neal.
Current Marriage?
Who is Shaquille O’Neal’s current wife? After his breakup and divorce with Shaunie O’Neal, he didn’t marry again. So, yes, presently, he is not married.
Children
The Hall of Famer is the father of six children – three boys and three girls. They are Shareef O’Neal, Shaqir O’Neal, Myles B. O’Neal, Tahirah O’Neal, Me’arah O’Neal, and Amirah O’Neal.
Also, Myles B. O’Neal is not his biological son.
What is New?
Recently, it has been reported that he regrets his divorce from Shaunie. Maybe in the future, they will get back together? What do you think?
Conclusion
Also known as ‘Big Aristotle’ due to his unusual ‘smart’ decision making, O’Neal has always enjoyed his life at its peak. He has got everything a man could dream of.
Did you know he spent his first paycheck of 1 million dollars within three days and owed $90k to the bank?
| Girlfriend/Dating | Annie Ilonzeh |
| Wife/Spouse | Shaunie O’Neal (m. 2002–2011) |
| Children | Shareef O’Neal, Amirah O’Neal, Myles B. O’Neal, Shaqir O’Neal, Me’arah O’Neal |
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