Shaquille O'Neal's 6 Kids Can't Spend His Money Without Two Degrees

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[{"selector":"#anim-8036a286-7ddf-430a-8d50-9444259dc3df","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":1600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-d512a707-0213-4912-b310-b2c79a2c3c8f","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(0px, 74.83350%, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":1600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-31f53e0d-bd07-4c54-a5e3-1344b1babcdb","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-c48f7d1a-0361-4428-9546-327c06ebbf82 [data-leaf-element=\"true\"]","keyframes":{"transform":["translate(13.254262784777886%, 0%) scale(1.5)","translate(0%, 0%) scale(1)"]},"delay":0,"duration":1000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"forwards"}] O’Neal appeared on the Earn Your Leisure podcast last year where he talked about money and told that he's rich but his children aren't.

Shaquille O'Neal's 6 Kids Can't Spend His Money Without Two Degrees

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