Shaq Admits to Taking Money to Attend LSU: "They Paid Very Well"

Shaq says LSU paid him "very well" to come and play basketball there.

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During a Lakers All Access event at the Staples Center last night, Shaq sat down for a quick Q&A to talk about his college and movie career, and the Lakers then and now. While talking about his days at LSU, O'Neal admitted to taking money to play for the school:

He also said he would like his son to play there so he can reap the benefits of attending the school, too:

Given Shaq's rep, it's safe to say he's at least half joking. But still, we wonder how the hell a football school was able to land the best freshman on the planet in Ben Simmons. They must've gave him a fully-loaded Lexus, his father a tractor, his mother a house, and $100,000 in cash. It's the only way him committing there makes any sense.

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