The purchase wasn't planned, and Shaq himself later acknowledged it was pure competitiveness that drove him to match Tyson's extravagant flex. This wasn't the first time Shaq spent money like that.

Shaqir O'Neal, the son of NBA legend Shaquille O'Neal, follows in his dad's footsteps as a college basketball player, suiting up for the Florida A&M Rattlers.

Shaq said. The point isn’t that O’Neal sounded ... There’s always been flexing of egos and clashing with management in sports. But what’s the team to do when a player refuses to show ...