NBA icon Shaquille O’Neal is in the news for purchasing an engagement ring. Shaq, as he is popularly recognized, did not make the obtain for himself. Instead, the basketball star paid for a stranger’s engagement ring at a mall in Atlanta. Shaq was caught on camera generating the generous purchase at a shop. The video of the incident is now going viral and has the Internet praising him.
In the clip, shared by a user on Instagram, Shaquille O’Neal can be noticed walking up to a cashier who is interacting with a client attempting to obtain a ring. He provides the cashier his credit card and requires the man by surprise. He then goes on to shake hands with the man and congratulates him.
Speaking about the incident on NBA with TNT, Shaq stated, “This happened yesterday. I was in Zales looking for some new earrings, and I saw a guy. He was just so shy. He was saying, ‘Hey, how much do I owe to pay off the ring?'”
Describing the client to be a “young kid” and “a hardworking guy”, Shaquille O’Neal told his co-hosts, “I said, ‘You know what, tell your girlfriend I got it. Take care of her.’ And at first, he didn’t want to take it. But I told him not to worry. I do it all the time.”
Fans had been moved by the kindness. Reacting to the Instagram clip, one of them wrote, “Shaq, I love u man. So generous, cool, a good dad, DJ, commentator, sheriff”.
Another fan wrote, “Awww. The real superman! I love how you whipped it!”
The former Los Angeles Lakers star shared that he frequently indulges in such acts of generosity. He stated that throughout a current furnishings buying trip with his mother he provided to spend for a lady with an autistic daughter. “I’m into making people happy. So, whenever I leave the house, I just try to do a good deed,” he stated.