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Shaquille O’Neal Had A Cute & Childish Ritual With His Mother Even When He Already Played In The NBA

We all know that Shaquille O’Neal is a gentle giant, and he also is a mama’s boy… but aren’t we all?!

Well Shaq is and has proven it again and again over the course of his career. A couple of years ago for examples, O’Neal’s mother, Lucille O’Neal, was the reason why Shaq stopped his Shaqtin’ A Fool Feud with JaVale McGee.

Now, Lucille shared a cute and heartwarming story about Shaq’s childhood and her ritual of giving him bubblegum and a kiss before his game, even when Shaq already was a grown man.

“I’ll give him a wink and a smile, and he was playing his game. But by the time he got to the NBA, we had a ritual. I would give him bubblegum and then I give him a kiss and I say play your game. As a grown man..”