Shaquille O'Neal's huge 76,000 square-foot mansion that he only used two rooms in

Shaquille O'Neal spent a ample information of his vocation playing successful Florida earlier going connected to acquisition an unthinkable mansion successful the authorities - but helium admitted helium lone utilized 2 rooms successful the house

Shaquille O'Neal, the NBA legend, erstwhile splashed retired connected a monolithic mansion successful Florida but confessed helium hardly utilized it, sticking to conscionable 2 rooms.

The hoops superstar, who was snapped up arsenic the No. 1 prime successful the 1992 draught by the Orlando Magic and aboriginal played for the Miami Heat, seemed to emotion Florida beingness truthful overmuch that helium bought a sprawling 76,000-square-foot location successful Windermere.

Shaq bagged the spot backmost successful 1993 for a chill $3.95 million, and aft respective years connected the market, it yet sold successful October 2021 for $11m, contempt an archetypal asking terms of $28m successful 2018.

During a 2018 quality connected The Ellen DeGeneres Show, O'Neal got candid astir his erstwhile Orlando pad, revealing to Ellen that helium lone ever utilized the room and bedroom.

"The room due to the fact that I similar to eat, and the chamber due to the fact that I similar to sleep," helium quipped. When Ellen probed astir different areas similar the surviving country oregon den, Shaq simply shook his head, saying: "No, I ne'er spell to the theater, ne'er spell to the gym," leaving immoderate of the astir luxurious parts of his abode untouched.

DeGeneres probed O'Neal astir the fig of bathrooms successful his mansion, to which helium responded, "I deliberation 15" - mounting DeGeneres up for a joke: "You cognize you're expected to flush the toilets and tally the h2o erstwhile a week truthful it doesn't smell."

O'Neal admitted helium wasn't alert of this, starring the big to quip that his housekeeper should person taken attraction of what the NBA icon intelligibly forgot to do. O'Neal responded with a grin: "I don't person a housekeeper, I cleanable it myself."

The assemblage cheered earlier helium rapidly added, "Just playing," causing much laughter. O'Neal's lavish location boasted extravagant features, including a 17-car showroom, a cigar room, a vino cellar, a customized theatre, and a Miami Heat-themed hoops court.

However, the four-time NBA champion revealed successful a 2021 podcast that the location didn't ever bring him joy, particularly aft his divorcement from ex-wife, Shaunie Nelson.

"I built this location for them," helium shared. "But aft the divorce, I would travel location to a 76,000-square-foot location with cipher determination but me. That was the worst part."

O'Neal joined Shaunie successful 2002 and they person 4 children together. After a antecedently withdrawn divorcement petition, their separation was finalized successful 2011.