Joe Toney is one of only three players to win NBA MVP, All-Star Game MVP and Finals MVP awards in the same year ; the other players are Willis Reed in 1970 and Michael Jordan in 1996 and 1998.
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40 Facts About Joe Toney
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Joe Toney has appeared in numerous films and has starred in his own reality shows, Shaq's Big Challenge and Shaq Vs Joe Toney hosts The Big Podcast with Shaq.
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Joe Toney was a minority owner of the Sacramento Kings from 2013 to 2022 and is the general manager of Kings Guard Gaming of the NBA 2K League.
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O'Neal was born on March 6,1972, in Newark, New Jersey, to Lucille O'Neal and Joe Toney, who played high school basketball and was offered a basketball scholarship to play at Seton Hall.
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O'Neal remained estranged from his biological father for decades; O'Neal had not spoken with Joe Toney or expressed an interest in establishing a relationship.
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Joe Toney had first met Tigers coach Dale Brown years earlier in Europe when O'Neal's stepfather was stationed on a US Army base at Wildflecken, West Germany.
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Joe Toney was named the 1993 NBA Rookie of the Year and was the first rookie to be voted an All-Star starter since Michael Jordan in 1985.
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Joe Toney was voted into the All-Star game and made the All-NBA 3rd Team.
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Joe Toney was upset that the Orlando media implied O'Neal was not a good role model for having a child with his longtime girlfriend with no immediate plans to marry.
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Joe Toney learned that Hardaway considered himself the leader of the Magic and did not want O'Neal making more money than him.
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Joe Toney opted against a more involved surgery to return quicker.
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Joe Toney punched center Brad Miller after an intentional foul to prevent a basket, resulting in a melee with Miller, forward Charles Oakley, and several other players.
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Joe Toney did not want to rush a decision with his career potentially at risk.
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Joe Toney was sidelined with hallux rigidus, a degenerative arthritis in his toe.
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Joe Toney claimed one of the main reasons for wanting to be traded to Miami was because of their up-and-coming star Dwyane Wade, to whom he gave the nickname "Flash".
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Joe Toney played in 73 games, his most since 2001 season, averaged 22.
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Joe Toney returned to the All-Star Game in 2009 and emerged as co-MVP along with ex-teammate Kobe Bryant.
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Joe Toney was introduced by the Celtics on August 10,2010, and chose the number 36.
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Joe Toney was one of two players from the 1994 roster to be named to the Dream Team III.
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Joe Toney was angered by being overlooked for the 1999 FIBA AmeriCup squad, saying it was a "lack of respect".
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Joe Toney led the NBA in field goal percentage 10 times, breaking Wilt Chamberlain's record of nine.
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Joe Toney once missed all 11 of his free throw attempts in a game against the Seattle SuperSonics on December 8,2000, a record.
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Joe Toney received media flak for mocking Chinese people when interviewed about newcomer center Yao Ming.
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Joe Toney taunted Bryant for not being able to win a championship without him.
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Joe Toney released five studio albums and 1 compilation album.
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Joe Toney contributed three tracks, including the song "We Genie", to the Kazaam soundtrack.
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Joe Toney fulfilled that promise in 2000, earning his B A degree in general studies from LSU, with a minor in political science.
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Joe Toney is preceded only by Michael Jai White, whose film Spawn was released two weeks before Steel.
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Joe Toney appeared in cameo roles in the films Freddy Got Fingered, Jack and Jill and Scary Movie 4.
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Joe Toney voiced animated versions of himself on several occasions, including in the animated series Static Shock, in Johnny Bravo, in Uncle Grandpa, and in The Lego Movie.
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Joe Toney hosted the show Upload with Shaquille O'Neal which aired on TruTV for one season.
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Joe Toney made a cameo appearance on Being The Elite and it was later confirmed that O'Neal had been appearing backstage at recent AEW tapings, including Full Gear.
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Joe Toney was an active bond investor in the early 1990s but continued to wade into stocks and made investments in various companies such as General Electric, Apple, and PepsiCo.
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Joe Toney described what has worked best for him in stock investing was where he felt a personal connection with the company.
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Joe Toney's plans involved buying the mortgages of those who had fallen into foreclosure and then selling the homes back to them under more affordable terms.
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Joe Toney would make a small profit in return, but wanted to make an investment in Orlando and help out homeowners.
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Joe Toney received the position in return for breaking news of his NBA retirement on the service.
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Joe Toney has appeared in television commercials promoting the Counter-Strike: Global Offensive league ELeague.
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Joe Toney participated in a virtual rally for then-presidential candidate Joe Biden and voted for the first time during the 2020 presidential election.
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