Shaquille O’Neal continues his reign of paying it forward. While on a date in New York City, the NBA champion generously paid for everyone’s bill in the restaurant he was in. According to Page Six, he reportedly paid a total of $25,000 for all 40 seated tables at the restaurant. Not only did he pay for everyone’s meal, but also gave the waiters and staff at the restaurant generous tips. One source noted that O’ Neal left the staff with “the biggest tip they’ve ever received.” The woman who he was on a date is still a mystery.
Shaquille O’Neal Continues to Give Back
This is not the first time O’Neal has provided a big tip at a restaurant. In an interview with Jimmy Kimmel in 2017, he noted that he tipped a server $4,000 because he wanted his food to be served to him quicker. “The quicker I get my order, the bigger your tip will be.’ And then the food will come fast, he said in the interview. “When we get ready to leave, I’ll ask them, ‘What do you want?’ And the most someone said was $4,000. And I said, ‘OK. No problem.'”
Earlier this year, he bought a young boy a bike while shopping at a store. After asking if the boy had a bike, O’Neal told him to ask his mom if. he could buy the bike for him. “Every day I leave the house, I gotta bless somebody,” he said after. “… I can’t keep all this. I try to do something positive, I try to life a person’s spirit.”
Another instance in January was him helping a woman buy l laptops for her children at a local Best Buy. He spoke about the interaction on Millon Dollarz Worth of Game Podcast shortly after. “My Motto lately has been, it could be worse. And that could be you. $1500 is nothing to me. But mom trying to help her babies go to school. I’m standing right there, do it.” As one of the wealthiest NBA players, he still remains humble and is a hero to many.
Written By: Roy Lott