SUMMARY
- Shaquille O'Neal recently revealed how much he pays for pedicure and why he likes to paint his toenails.
- The NBA veteran once scored 40 points in a game with red painted-toe nails hidden inside his shoes.
Shaquille O’Neal is one of the most incredible talents in the history of the NBA. He exerted dominance like no other and engraved his name due to his remarkable skills and basketball IQ. O’Neal remains a fan favorite because of his charming personality and relatedness of being real. Recently, the former player yet again showed this side as he spoke about painting his toenails.
Notably, he was drafted into the league by the Orlando Magic. Being the first overall pick of the 1992 NBA Draft, everyone had high expectations of Shaq which he undeniably stood on. After a stellar rookie year, he established himself as one of the best centers in the league and won the Rookie of the Year title. O’Neal went on to play for 19 seasons and created a legacy.
Furthermore, O’Neal has embarked on various careers and is truly a multi-faceted personality who has managed to build a $500 Million empire. One of the things that the NBA veteran does is release episodes of his infamous ‘The Big Podcast’ every Thursday and often reveal interesting details. In a recent episode, O’Neal revealed that he gives about $1,000 for a pedicure.
Without leaving any room for thought, he added “Because I know my feet stink. I know they are ugly and I like to paint them.” Furthermore, the former Lakers player who stands at 7-foot-1-inch revealed the reason behind painting his toenails. “I paint that fu*** because it’s ugly and I want it to look pretty,” O’Neal stated without any fear of judgment.
Shaquille O’Neal scored 40 points with red nail polish
Interestingly, Shaquille O’Neal once spoke about starting an OnlyFans account after an influencer’s $52,000,000 income tempted him. He mentioned how he can start selling pictures of his feet and considering that he gets pedicures and paints his nails, he just might be able to earn significantly. Notably, Shaq has a history of revealing interesting stories in interviews such as the time his card got declined or the story behind his pink thongs.
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In the same episode where he revealed the price of his pedicures, O’Neal said “That’s why I paint them, and then, true story, one time I had a toenail that was torn off.” He continued to talk about how he wasn’t going to play in the game until his mom intervened. “So she did something and then she put some red polish on the thing and I had 40 that game,” Shaq disclosed while stating that he thought to himself that he would start painting his toenails.
Shaquille O’Neal once posted a video of his disgusted pedicurist
Shaquille O’Neal once took to his Instagram to share a video of his pedicurist. “Enjoy and laugh and I hope you’re not sick,” he captioned the post while tagging the account of the nail salon worker who was doing the part of a pedicurist. In the video, the person can be heard jokingly talking about how she doesn’t want his money and that Shaq’s feet stink. “These are the worse feet I’ve ever worked on. I quit!” she said towards the end.
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The comment section was filled with fans’ reactions ranging from how the video caused them to laugh till their stomachs started hurting to how disgusting Shaq’s feet looked. A couple of weeks after this, the Lakers star again added a series of videos but this time it was of his toenails with glitter nail polish. Interestingly, he mentioned in the latest episode as well that he likes sparkles and designs.