Even American players with international notoriety, like Shaquille O’Neal, might be influenced to spend recklessly by the wealth that is bestowed upon them.

Even before endorsement deals and his own business endeavors were considered, O’Neal’s personal fortune was over $400 million, and his earnings from contracts exceeded $285 million over his 19-year career. It’s safe to sаy he had more money than he knows what to do with.

O’Neal has admitted that one day after signing his first contract with the Orlando Magic, he spent $1 million. After his riches increased, though, that was barely scratching the surface.

For one million dollars, Shaquille O’Neal purchased three automobiles he had no use for.

Shaq revealed on the Drink Champs podcast how he decided to blоw the money after receiving his first paycheck from his $20 million deal with the Los Angeles Lakers. He described it as a result of an argument with a car salesman.

I’m in a Rolls-Royce garage. O’Neal mentioned that [Mike] Tyson purchased two at the store.

As a result, I show up tomorrow. It’s Lakers sweats for me. The world is my canvas. This is how I look: like a bum.

I prefer to spend my money wisely rather than fritter it away. No way am I going to buy a car for $400,000. Therefore, I ask, “Hey, how much is this?” No way. Can you tell me how much this one costs? “Hey, you’re inquiring about all these cars,” the elderly man finally adds. Is the cost too high for you?

Now that he had amassed a considerable fortune, O’Neal felt the need to flaunt it by purchasing not one, but three Rolls-Royces. They no longer have the 51-year-old as their driver.

The salesman certainly wasn’t the first—and certainly won’t be the last—to mistake a famous client for someone else. However, the day he met the basketball star and made a million dollars for his dealership in the span of an afternoon is one he is not likely to soon forget.