When Shaquille O’Neal was drafted into the league, he made a conscious effort to set his parents up for life.

During an interview on Drink Champs, Shaq revealed that “The Dummies’ Guide to Starting Your Own Business” book put him on game for how to handle his finances back in the day.

Therefore, when he was signed back in 1992, one of the very first things the former Orlando Magic center did was establish Shaq as a brand.

The other thing he did was put both of his parents on salary.

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O’Neal offered to pay his stepfather, Phillip Harrison, a veteran, over eight times more than his salary in the Army. At the time, Harrison was earning $60,000 per year.

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