Shaquille O'Neal is widely regarded as one of the most dominant players in NBA history, building up a Hall of Fame resume in a span of 19 seasons in the league with the Orlando Magic, Los Angeles Lakers, Miami Heat, Phoenix Suns, Cleveland Cavaliers and the Boston Celtics.
The 7-foot-1 center has won four NBA championships, being named the Finals MVP in three of them during the Lakers' three-peat in the early 2000s.
Four years into his professional career, he was already named one of the 50 Greatest Players in NBA History in 1996, a testament to his talent at a young age. He was inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame in 2016 and the FIBA Hall of Fame in 2017.
Given his extensive playing career, during which he earned significantly more than his peers and successful post-playing endeavors, many ask: What is Shaquille O'Neal's net worth in 2023?
Shaquille O'Neal's Net Worth 2023: $400 Million
The 51-year-old O'Neal is worth $400 million as of 2023, according to various sources such as Celebrity Net Worth, Wealthy Gorilla, Essentially Sports, and Southwest Journal.
After the conclusion of the 2023-24 NBA season, O'Neal will retain his position as the player with the tenth-highest earnings in NBA history, despite retiring from the game more than a decade ago after the 2010-11 season.
O'Neal has earned $286,344,668 in NBA salary throughout his career, per Spotrac. He was also able to keep a lot of them, only accruing $35,000 in career fines, which happened in December 2010 after his comments on officiating.
The Hall of Famer was the highest-paid player in the league during the 1999-00, 2004-05 and 2005-06 seasons.
The 325-pound specimen remained in the top five of the league's highest-paid players for most of his career, from 1996-97 to 2009-10.
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Shaquille O'Neal's Wealth
O'Neal ranks among the five wealthiest NBA players ever, trailing only fellow all-time greats Michael Jordan, Magic Johnson, LeBron James, and obscure player Junior Bridgeman, who has built his wealth through restaurant franchising after his NBA days.
After his playing career, O'Neal embarked on a business career as a television analyst for TNT broadcasts of NBA games.
The 15-time NBA All-Star reportedly earns $10 million annually as one of the hosts of the hugely popular Inside The NBA show, which he stars alongside former players Charles Barkley and Kenny Smith and presenter Ernie Johnson.
The 2000 NBA Most Valuable Player has ventured into business ownership, acquiring 155 Five Guys hamburger establishments, which he later sold.
O'Neal's other business portfolio includes ownership of 17 Auntie Anne's Pretzels restaurants, nine Papa John's Pizza restaurants, and several branches of Krispy Kreme doughnuts.
In addition to building 150 car washes, 40 24-Hour Fitness gyms, and the CityPlex 12 movie theater in his hometown of Newark, New Jersey, O'Neal has also entered the fast-food industry by launching his own restaurant chain in 2018 named the Big Chicken, specializing in chicken sandwiches.
The eight-time All-NBA First Team selection also owns equity in several companies such as NRG eSports, Apple, Google, Lyft, Pepsi, Ring, Vitaminwater, General Electric and many more.
The 1993 NBA Rookie of the Year is the second-largest individual shareholder of Authentic Brands Group, which owns several apparel companies such as Aéropostale, Forever 21, JCPenney, Nine West, Nautica, Reebok and others.
O'Neal was also a minority owner of the Sacramento Kings from 2013 to 2022.
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