19 Facts About Shaquille ONeal

1. Shaquille ONeal would make a small profit in return, but wanted to make an investment in Orlando and help out homeowners.

2. Shaquille ONeal described what has worked best for him in stock investing was where he felt a personal connection with the company.

3. Shaquille ONeal had a voice over role in the 2013 film, The Smurfs 2.

4. Shaquille ONeal appeared in cameo roles in the films, Freddy Got Fingered, Jack and Jill and Scary Movie 4.

5. Shaquille ONeal is preceded only by Michael Jai White, whose film Spawn was released two weeks before Steel.

6. Shaquille ONeal contributed three tracks, including the song "We Genie", to the Kazaam soundtrack.

7. Shaquille ONeal released five studio albums and 1 compilation album.

8. Shaquille ONeal assumed a $1 per year salary in this capacity.

9. Shaquille ONeal once missed all 11 of his free throw attempts in a game against the Seattle SuperSonics on December 8, 2000, a record.

10. Shaquille ONeal led the NBA in field goal percentage 10 times, breaking Wilt Chamberlain's record of nine.

11. Shaquille ONeal was angered by being overlooked for the 1999 FIBA AmeriCup squad, saying it was a "lack of respect".

12. Shaquille ONeal was introduced by the Celtics on August 10, 2010, and chose the number 36.

13. Shaquille ONeal 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".

14. Shaquille ONeal was sidelined with hallux rigidus, a degenerative arthritis in his toe.

15. Shaquille ONeal 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.

16. Shaquille ONeal opted against a more involved surgery to return quicker.

17. Shaquille ONeal insisted he did not choose Los Angeles for the money.

18. Shaquille ONeal 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.

19. Shaquille ONeal was named the 1993 NBA Rookie of the Year and became the first rookie to be voted an All-Star starter since Michael Jordan in 1985.