NBA legend Shaquille O’Neal selling £21million Orlando mansion, complete with 12 bedrooms, a waterfall and even its own basketball court
NBA legend Shaquille O’Neal is selling his £21million Orlando mansion, complete with 12 bedrooms and even its own basketball court.
The former Magic star, 46, bought the US pad for just £3m in 1993 before pouring money into renovations.
Shaquille O’Neal is selling his £21m mansion in Orlando, complete with its own basketball courtPremier Sotheby’s InternationalThe NBA star’s property is situated on three acres of land in the exclusive Windermere areaPremier Sotheby’s International
O’Neal is famously a big-spender, having once admitted to spending £1m just 45 minutes after signing his first professional basketball conctract.
Shaq hilariously recalled: “The first thing I wanted to do was relieve my parents of their jobs.
“I (spent) a million in about 45 minutes, but it was well worth it.
“My momma is happy, her house is paid for; she had the car that she knows she would never get in her dreams, a Mercedes-Benz. My father (had) one, I had one. I was good.”
Shaq’s Superman-themed mansion comes complete with two garages, that can fit 17 vehiclesPremier Sotheby’s InternationalShaquille O’Neal boasts a waterfall, 95ft swimming pool and even a hot tub at his £21m housePremier Sotheby’s InternationalNBA legend Shaquille O’Neal won four titles during his illustrious career, while at the Los Angeles LakersReutersShaquille O’Neal bought the phenomenal house for just £3m in 1993 when he signed with Orlando MagicPremier Sotheby’s InternationalThe Windermere mansion even come equipped with cigar room and wine cellarPremier Sotheby’s InternationalShaq has a home cinema system in his now-for sale mansion in OrlandoPremier Sotheby’s International
During his 19-year career, the former LA Lakers, Miami Heat and Cleveland Cavaliers centre would go on to make more than £215m from his NBA pay alone – as well as millions more in endorsements.
Now, 25 years after first buying it, O’Neal is selling his massive 12-bedroom home – set on three acres of the very exclusive Windermere area of Orlando.
The master bedroom has a round, built-in bed frame that measures about 15 feet across.
Inside, there’s the “Shaq Center” – a sporting facility that includes a 6,000-square-foot basketball court with seating and a logo of former team, Miami Heat.
Shaquille O’Neal has earned the flashy property in Orlando for 25 years and undertaken a series of renovationsPremier Sotheby’s InternationalShaquille O’Neal, pictured with long-time partner Laticia Rolle, has owned the Orlando pad for 25 yearsInstagram @laticiaxoxoShaquille O’Neal is now set to sell the US house for seven times what he bought it forPremier Sotheby’s International
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The house boasts an astonishing 12 bedrooms, some with an incredible view of the lakePremier Sotheby’s InternationalShaquille O’Neal spent well over two decades making improvements to his massive Orlando padPremier Sotheby’s International
There’s also a walk-in cigar humidor with storage for wine and a built-into-the-wall fish tank surrounded by a mural of O’Neal himself driving a truck.
As well as a home cinema, there are two garages that can fit a staggering 17 cars, as well as an outdoor area nicknamed “Shaq-apulco” complete with a 95-foot-long swimming pool – with pool bar – a rock waterfall and a hot tub.
Now world-famous TV sports analyst and actor Shaq won four NBA titles during his glittering 20-year career – including the Most Valuable Player award in 2000.
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