In one touching moment captured on camera, O’Neal, 51, was greeted by a woman and her mother, who excitedly posed for a photo with the NBA legend at a home improvement store.
The woman told O’Neal that she had gone to the store to buy a washer and dryer. “Okay, I paid,” O’Neal said in the video.
When the happy fan explained O’Neal’s generosity to her mother, both women thanked him excitedly. “Bless you,” the woman’s mother told O’Neill.
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O’Neill, who releases music under the pseudonym DJ Diesel, came to Home Depot to film a hilarious video for his song “I Know I Got It”, on which he collaborated with Nitti.
“Shaq loves @HomeDepot and remember have a nice day and don’t forget to smile,” he wrote in a caption to his tweet.
The Lakers legend’s lyrics pay homage to his 1992 draft pick by the Orlando Magic and his storied NBA career. “Owning two old T-shirts in two different cities,” he says in the song.
O’Neal also paid homage to his late friend and teammate Kobe Bryant in the lyrics. “I can’t believe my brother Kobe is gone / Thanks for the three. You won’t believe me if I talk about this pain.”
Last August, an Inside the NBA analyst told PEOPLE magazine that thanking fans, especially younger ones, is one of his favorite things to do when he meets them in the store. “I try to make every day a meaningful moment for the fans, especially for the kids,” O’Neal said.
“My favorite thing to do is when I’m at Best Buy, Walmart, if I see a kid, I buy him what I see him looking at,” O’Neill said, before recalling specific recent examples. “Oh, like yesterday, I saw some children. I bought a few bikes, I bought a few more scooters,” he explained.
O’Neal said he always gets parental approval beforehand if someone refuses a Hall of Fame gift. “Well, first of all, I always tell them to ask their parents if they would like to take something from a stranger,” he explained. “You don’t want kids to get used to a stranger coming up and saying, ‘Hey, I have a lot of money. Can I buy you something?”
Post time: Jun-26-2023
