Shaquille O’Neal solidified his place among the legends of the NBA and in life as well. The former NBA superstar was arguably the most dominant center the league has ever since. However, despite having a decorated basketball career, his life at home was problematic. Shaq married Shaunie in 2002 after a few years of dating. They had four children together in addition to the ones they had before marriage.
However, the Los Angeles Lakers legend would end up in deep waters after his infidelity was revealed to Shaunie. Shedid not want to stay in a relationship that was not entirely exclusive to her. She filed for divorce in 2007 but the couple reconciled and worked things out got a bit. In 2009 she filed for divorce once again which was finalized in 2011.
“I was a serial cheater… I did it. I was the best at it and I’m not proud of it. I lost my family doing it. I lost valuable, important years of my children from doing it.”
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Shaquille O’Neal admits that he regrets having done the things that he did. He once revealed that he had too many options to which he paid more attention, rather than giving it to what was more important to him. Shaq told his viewers that his choices stripped him of whatever happiness he found in his family and the valuable time he would’ve had with his children. However, things currently seem way more positive for the O’Neal clan.
Shaquille O’Neal and Shaunie Henderson co-parent four kids despite a messy divorce
Shaunie recently married Keion Henderson in May of 2022, and the 4x NBA champ gave the couple his blessings as well. As mentioned earlier, Shaquille O’Neal and Shaunie Henderson share four children.
Shareef, Shaqir, Amirah, and Me’arah were their own while Henderson had Myles and Shaq had Taahirah with ex-partners before marriage. Shareef has blossomed into a basketball star who is currently affiliated with the Los Angeles Lakers G-League team.
On the Tamron Hall show, Henderson revealed some information on their current relationship. She said, “We have a great, you know, co-parenting relationship… it took us a long time to get there. It was not an easy journey but once we got there, I think we felt comfortable being honest with each other.”
Henderson revealed that she felt free to confide in Shaq as it was the same for him as well. She also stated that they never interfered with each other’s personal lives either.
Shaunie also claimed that she maintains a great friendship with Shaq. They apparently always joke about being at each other’s weddings. Henderson married a pastor named Keion Henderson last year while Shaq is reportedly dating Annie Ilonzeh. O’Neal has been fairly quiet about his status with Ilonzeh as well.