Shaquille O’Neal may soon have found a buyer for his mega-mansion in Orlando, Florida, for a stunning $16.5 million.
The 48-year-old NBA legend is set to sell off the gigantic home after lowering its original 2018 asking price from $28 million, according to Mansion Global. The property is being listed by Tiffany Pantozzi, a Side partner agent.
The entire complex boasts 31,000 square feet across four acres with 12 bedrooms and 11.5 bathrooms.
Most importantly for Shaq, the mansion includes a 6,000 square foot basketball court for him to practice his game.
After four years with the Orlando Magic in the early-to-mid 1990s, he made his biggest impact playing for the Los Angeles Lakers from 1996 to 2004 with his teammate Kobe Bryant.
He followed up with four years with the Miami Heat and then shorter stints with the Phoenix Suns, Cleveland Cavaliers and Boston Celtics, before announcing his retirement in 2011.
His mansion is a paradise for anyone who wants to be close to the water, as its surrounded by both Lake Butler and Lake Louise.
It also has an enormous 95-foot outdoor pool with a relatively straight section that’s perfect for swimming laps.
It opens up into a wider resort-style pool that includes a waterfall and a dock for boating on the lake.
Guests and residents can enjoy the warm evenings with a kitchen near the pool that’s ideal for entertaining.
The mansion has plenty of other ways to spend time outdoors, including an 18-hole golf course that located just next door.
O’Neal is a car collector and enthusiast (who notably had to customize some of his rides to accommodate his 7ft1in stature), so it’s fitting that his home included a 17-car mirror-lined show room.
The home features a fully-stocked chef’s kitchen with multiple ovens and ranges to prepare a feast.
Although Shaq had to significantly lower his asking price, he’s still making a considerable profit from what he originally paid for the mega-mansion.
The infamously bad free thrower bought the home for $3.95 million in 1993, just a few years after it was built, according to the New York Post.
Factoring in inflation, he would have spent a little of $7 million in contemporary dollars, meaning he profited by more than $9 million.
The athlete – who has a reported net worth of $400million – relisted the property four times after first putting it on the market in 2018, each time decreasing the price.
He’s reportedly selling the mega-mansion because his job as an analyst for TNT’s Inside The NBA keeps him in Atlanta for large chunks of time, meaning his Orlando home isn’t being used much.
