When Shaquille O'Neal said he asked David Beckham for a million dollars in exchange for his wallet: "But he knew it was me" | NBA News - Times of India
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NBA veteran Shaquille O'Neal may have moved himself and his antics from TNT to ESPN as the show Inside the NBA had a change of broadcaster, but his sense of humour may forever be the same.
Revisiting one of his many hilarious jokes, one can be sure he once lost the chance of becoming even richer when he decided to return David Beckham’s wallet he had found on the street.
Shaquille O’Neal once cracked a massive joke during his appearance on The Late Late Show with James Corden. He is friends with football legend David Beckham and claimed to have found his wallet on the street.Sharing a comic piece on the show, Shaq said, “I was walking one day in Beverly Hills and I found a wallet.
Usually when I find wallets, I just take all the money out and I just throw them, but this was a nice wallet. So I look and it says David Beckham. I was like ‘can’t be’ and I looked at the ID and it was David Beckham. I just didn’t want to give it to the front desk so first I played a joke.”He continued, “I was like, 'I have your wallet, it's going to cost you a million dollars to get it back'. But he knew it was me. [Beckham said] 'Shaq, stop playing'.
I was like 'Dave, I found your wallet'. The funny thing is he said, 'Ayee there was some money in this wallet, you know what happened?' And I was like, 'Nope.'"
Shaquille O’Neal, popularly called Shaq, is known for his funny antics as a sports analyst. He often shares his hilarious takes on the NBA on Inside the NBA. He even cracked a joke when he talked about getting emotional on leaving TNT. During his appearance on The Pivot Podcast, O’Neal revealed how he doesn’t have any emotions since he is the son of a drill sergeant.Also Read: Shaquille O'Neal targeted by memers after getting a portable toilet on Inside the NBA set: “Wolves with no ball movement, but Shaq with bowel movements”“Am I sad that the show is leaving? Yes, but I've been programmed to do something new after every four years, so I've been with Inside the NBA 12 years. That’s three military terms and now it’s just time to do something else,” he said.