Shaquille O’Neal is widely regarded as one of the best players to ever step on a basketball court and one of the best centers to have ever existed in the history of the NBA.
While on the floor, Shaq was a physical specimen known for combining strength, speed and agility during his career spanning over 19 years, Shaq is known for his entrepreneurship off it.
The NBA Hall of Famer is known to have collaborated with plenty of brands since hanging up his boots, and is now one of the richest athletes in the world courtesy of his vision as an entrepreneur.
Shaq has added another feather to his well-decorated cap as he has shown to collaborate with Mountain Dew, Papa John’s, and NBA 2K to bring gamers the MTN DEW NBA 2K23 Player’s Pack Bundle, which allows gamers to get up to $1 million in gear in the latest NBA 2K release with the purchase of a large, 3-topping pizza and a 20 ounce Dew.
Shaq was in conversation with Uproxx as he spoke about his latest collaboration.
The NBA Hall of Famer sat down with Uproxx to talk about his brand new collaboration.
When asked about what he has going on with Papa John’s and Mountain Dew, Shaq said: “Well, I’m partnering with Papa John’s and Mountain Dew to create the ultimate — and I mean the ultimate — gaming bundle. We’re giving fans a chance to win $1 million worth of in-game swag. Listen, $1,000’s a lot, $10,000’s a lot, but $1 million? Me personally, I don’t even know what to do with all that.”
“Just in time for the NBA 2K23 drop, nothing better than eating large 3-topping pizzas, 20 ounce Mountain Dew, and playing NBA 2K with your friends, talking smack, betting money, betting slices. Last time I did that was when there was a UFC event, my son came by the house and he was talking about — because he’s a shooter and I’m not a shooter — he was like, the only place you hit threes is on NBA 2K.”
Shaq added: “And I was like, you can’t beat me, and he kind of dusted me off because this generation, it’s kind of what they do. But we have fun. I know a lot of people have fun. But my favorite part is that million dollars worth of in-game swag.”
Shaq will add a few dollars to his net worth with this latest collaboration.
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