Shaquille O'Neal was appointed as a St. Martin Parish Sheriff's Office Special Reserve Deputy today. Shaq has been involved and helping law enforcement both in Louisiana and Florida for some time now.
It looks like another member of the O'Neal family will be donning the purple and gold as Shaquille's daughter Amirah O'Neal has reportedly committed to play basketball for the LSU Tigers.
Back in May, Shaq donated $20,000 to Lafayette High for a weight room renovation. He came to the school for a visit and to check out the renovations that were done with his donations.
Former NBA and LSU star Shaquille O’Neal is no stranger to South Louisiana. Every week it seems Shaq pops up somewhere, doing something good for people. The latest random act of Shaq kindness happened the other night in Baton Rouge. Shaq surprised a man for his birthday by paying for dinner for the entire party of ten!
Shaquille O'Neal and Charles Barkley traded blows on the court during their playing days. Now, they trade verbal blows on "Inside The NBA" on TNT. [Video]