Shaq offers to pay for Mikans funeral...

[sickdsm]

"someone nobody knows."


I don't tear many people down but you need to go off. Get a ing clue about what the your talking about. Whether your blasting Mikan or his family it doesn't matter.



Go to .

[Jimcs50]

This is really ignorant.

Shaq just made Forbes Top 10 paid athletes list.

Shaquille O'Neal

$31.9 mil (Pay Rank: 5)

Basketball - Center, Los Angeles Lakers

Age: 32

married

Do you know what a lousy 10 grand is to someone who makes 31 million is? That is like me donating $100.

I donate hundreds of dollars to a lot of charities each year and a lot of times it is anonymously. I never tell anyone that I am doing it, I just do it. I do not tell the press, the local dental society, my friends, my patients, you people...I just do it. I give back to society because it is the right thing to do.

Every time Shaq donates to some kid who has cancer in the Make A Wish Foundation, he calls a press conference, it is all over the LA Times, it is always some photo op with the kids, he has to have attention, always has, always will.

This is why I siad what I said.

Get it???

[milkyway21]

i really don't like Shaq, but

i know how it feels to lose a member of the family and when somebody extends a hand to help in times such as this.........

whatever his motive is...i don't care.

nice gesture, Shaq!

[E20]

Does anybody remember that NBA commerical of 'Why I love this game'. It was the one when Kareem said 'I love this game because of Tim Duncan' and the last player to say something was Shaq and he said 'I love this game becaue of Geogre Mikan'.

[Jimcs50]

Does anybody remember that NBA commerical of 'Why I love this game'. It was the one when Kareem said 'I love this game because of Tim Duncan' and the last player to say something was Shaq and he said 'I love this game becaue of Geogre Mikan'.

He also had a commercial where he talked about how he loves to read books.

Yeah, like that has ever happened.

[E20]

I'm not lying it's true. I have it on tape.

[Jimcs50]

I'm not lying it's true. I have it on tape.

I believe it, He was Laker, but I doubt Shaq ever watched him play on any old footage. This was all scripted, I'm sure.

[TheAdmiral#50]

Oh please.

Shut up.

Bill Gates Giving 1 billion is nothing... yadda yadda.

Stop hating.

The fact remains he offered and will give the money.

I dont care who you are, 50 cents is still 50 cents and several thousand dollars is still several thousand dollars.

Very true,it's the thought behind the gift,not the price of the gift.
I'm sure the family feels the same way.

[E20]

I believe it, He was Laker, but I doubt Shaq ever watched him play on any old footage. This was all scripted, I'm sure.

Not the Kareem and TD part. If it is then

[2centsworth]

it's not like any other nba players were jumping at a chance to do the same.

how thick is your skull? Just because others didn't go public doesn't mean they didn't jump at a chance to help.

[milkyway21]

Shaq - generous
Haters - petty

clap to ShaQ.

but Shaq being generous doesn't make him a GOOD man though

my hate for this still stands. Pity me

[Jimcs50]

Shaq donating to a charity and telling the whole world about it is not unlike someone making a lame sports prediction and telling everyone to notice his prediction.


oops.

[red kryptonite]

Shaq just made Forbes Top 10 paid athletes list.



Do you know what a lousy 10 grand is to someone who makes 31 million is? That is like me donating $100.

I donate hundreds of dollars to a lot of charities each year and a lot of times it is anonymously. I never tell anyone that I am doing it, I just do it. I do not tell the press, the local dental society, my friends, my patients, you people...I just do it. I give back to society because it is the right thing to do.

Every time Shaq donates to some kid who has cancer in the Make A Wish Foundation, he calls a press conference, it is all over the LA Times, it is always some photo op with the kids, he has to have attention, always has, always will.

This is why I siad what I said.

Get it???

Is this one of those posts I'm supposed to take with a grain of salt or are you being serious?

Even if Shaq announces every single thing he ever does charitable (which I really don't think he even has time to do) so what? What if he just wants people to know that he's doing these good things so ingorant dentists like yourself don't think he does nothing at all?

Why does he need to be a "true humanitarian" and keep everything quiet?

So what if he finds it fulfilling to let others know he's doing good? He's not trying to make any money off this stuff? He likes helping out?

What has he done to deserve this criticism? He helped out the Mikan family.

That's all he did. He didn't do anything bad. He helped out and served as a good role model.

So what if he only paid $500? You're holding it against him that he makes a lot of money.

People getting mad at Shaq for doing something good is rediculous.

If you don't want to have the people at the American Dental Association know that you gave $100 in April - ok, fine nobody cares. You're a great humanitarian. Email Shaq and tell him he's not.

Criticizing Shaq here goes beyond stupid.

What you are saying is that if you give and you don't hide that you're giving, you're doing wrong.

You get it?

[AZLouis]

And what is the big deal with Shaq donating or not donating any money to anybody in the world? Or any millionaire or poor guy for that matter?

How many us here donate money to every financially strapped person or organization when you here help is needed?

Since when is someone obligated to do so? Saying that everybody knew Mikan had no money and should have done something about it. I have none, email me and I'll give you my PO Box.

[MaNuMaNiAc]

Okay , add in treatments for kidney failure and diabetes and get back to me.

Here, to help you out:

Kidney dialysis: 3 times a week for 5 years. That's roughly 60K a year in dialysis treatments (that's 300K over the length of time that he had them).

Diabetes: you're looking at a tab of about 15K a year for diabetes related health costs.

He also had a much shorter career than your dad probably had.

I've got a question ! How do you know neither of my parents have kidney failure or diabetes? huh? You insensitive asshole, think before you post jackass.