The relationship between Shaquille O’Neal and his ex-wife Shaunie Henderson has enough complexities in it to confuse NBA fans. As most of us might be aware, Shaq is an NBA legend with an illustrious career. He was married to Shaunie from 2002-2011. However, their marriage ultimately ended in a divorce and both of them have moved on.
It would be easy if that were the case. The fact remains that Shaq and Shaunie have multiple children together and still bear the responsibility of co-parenting. When asked about what their relationship is like on Tamron Hall Shaunie spoke freely on the issue. Since getting personal scoops about NBA stars right from the source is quite difficult, fans should want to know more about what she had to say.
Shaunie Henderson reveals that Shaquille O’Neal stayed in contact with her after their divorce
To those who might be unfamiliar with the cause of their divorce, Shaunie accused Shaq of cheating on her multiple times over the years. O’Neal never denied these allegations and has been quite sorrowful over his actions and the consequences of his behavior.
Shaunie shared that their relationship was quite bizarre considering that there was such a powerful mix of emotions from both sides after their marriage had ended. Shaq made several public remarks claiming that he was no longer on bad terms with her. When asked for the truth about their relationship, here is what she had to say.
“Yeah I think we both support each other like um I used to tease him earlier and be like could you please hurry up and get a wife and then you can stop you know randomly face-timing me and talking about your day. Get a girlfriend or something… He supports me and our relationship, I support him. We have a great you know co-parenting relationship seriously. it took us a long time to get there don’t get me wrong…”
Shaunie went on to explain that both of them had learned to respect the privacy of the other. Things clearly weren’t as easy during the earlier stages of their divorce. After all, staying in contact with his former wife to the extent that she demands he pursues a new relationship is quite disturbing. Nonetheless, we are glad to see that they are in a better place as co-parents in present times.