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Despite a $500 million net worth, Shaq’s on his 5th college degree—and tells Gen Z that AI can’t replace sitting across people smarter than you
Shaquille O’Neal promised his mom he’d finish college when he left for the NBA in 1992. Now, the basketball legend has a bachelor’s, an MBA, an Ed.D., and another master’s.
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Shaquille O’Neal, the 7‑foot‑1 former LSU star who was the No. 1 overall pick in the 1992 NBA draft, has repeatedly returned to college to complete degrees he left unfinished. After three seasons at Louisiana State University, he left school without a diploma but vowed to his mother that he would eventually walk the commencement stage. Now, despite a $500 million net worth, O’Neal is working toward his fifth college degree and telling Gen Z that AI cannot replace the experience of sitting across from people who are smarter than you.
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