Shaquille O'Neal Reacts to Ex Shaunie's Remarks About Their Marriage

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Shaunie Henderson Gave Ex Shaquille O'Neal a "Courtesy" Invite to Wedding

Shaquille O'Neal made nary effort to play defence erstwhile his ex-wife made a candid confession astir their marriage.

In her memoir Undefeated: Changing the Rules and Winning connected My Own Terms, Shaunie Henderson—who was joined to the NBA prima betwixt 2002 and 2011—wrote, "Looking back, I don't cognize that I was ever truly successful emotion with the man, but I was successful emotion with the thought of being joined to the antheral I had a household with."

On May 8, 1 time aft the publication was released, the NBA legend wrote on Instagram, "I understand... I wouldn't person been successful emotion with maine either. Wishing you each the best... All love, Shaq."

The 52-year-old also captioned his post, "Trust me I get it."

Shaunie, 49, has not responded publically to her ex's comments. The Basketball Wives creator and Inside the NBA sports analyst share children Myles, 27, Shareef Rashaun, 24, Amirah Sanaa, 22, Shaqir Rashaun, 21, and Me'arah Sanaa, who turned 18 earlier this month. Shaq besides has different daughter, Taahirah, 27, from a erstwhile relationship.

The hoops icon has antecedently blamed himself for their breakup, admitting successful interviews and successful his ain memoir, 2011 publication Shaq Uncut: My Story, that he cheated connected his ex.

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"You don't cognize however bully you got thing till it's gone," he told E! News successful December 2022. "I mentioned astir having a 76,000-square-foot location and cipher successful there. That was each my fault."

I didn't bash the close thing," helium continued, "and I decidedly paid for it."

Despite their past, Shaq and Shaunie went connected to co-parent their kids and helium adjacent received what Shaunie told E! News was a "courtesy invite" to her 2022 wedding to Keion Henderson, though helium yet did not attend.

"I asked him did helium privation to travel to the wedding. I didn't truly meant it," Shaunie said connected the VH1 peculiar Shaunie & Keion's Destination 'I Do' that year. "He was like, 'No, that's your day.'"

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