Shaquille O’Neal refuses to let LeBron James become NBA team ownership partner

Los Angeles Lakerslegend Shaquille O’Neal He is reportedly interested in becoming part of an ownership group for a potential Las Vegas franchise, a desire shared by his predecessor cleveland cavaliers teammate LeBron James You’ve said in the past, so when asked about joining forces, the big shot has a chance to make it happen.

O’Neal, 51, instead dismissed a potential partnership with James and said he wanted to be the final say on what matters.

“If there is a NBA The team is going to be here (Las Vegas) and I definitely want to be a part of it,” O’Neal said. Arash Markazi of messenger. “With LeBron, without LeBron, I just want to be a part of it.”

Shaq just wants to be a part of it now, but last year he was more aggressive about wanting the team to be his own, and that was unlikely.

Shaq wants to own an NFL team

O’Neal is also interested in owning one National Football League team but not seeing themselves Major League Baseball ownership because he wanted to be a part of it.

“Not baseball,” O’Neal said. “Maybe football, definitely basketball, but not baseball. I want to be a part of it. There are two types of owners. One is the owner who has the bragging rights, and I’m a part owner, and some people like to make the decisions. I , at some point it wants to be involved in the decision-making process.”

Shaq and LeBron are both business tycoons, so becoming an NBA team owner could mean huge success for the league.