{"id":1436539,"date":"2021-11-02T13:28:21","date_gmt":"2021-11-02T17:28:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sports7.us\/?p=1436539"},"modified":"2021-11-02T13:38:22","modified_gmt":"2021-11-02T17:38:22","slug":"shaquille-oneal-blunt-message-smart-parenting-we-aint-rich-im-rich","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sports7.us\/news\/shaquille-oneal-blunt-message-smart-parenting-we-aint-rich-im-rich\/","title":{"rendered":"Shaquille O\u2019Neal\u2019s Blunt Message to His Kids Is Smart Parenting: \u2018We Ain\u2019t Rich, I\u2019m Rich'"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>Article Highlights:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul><li>Shaquille O\u2019Neal made nearly $300 million in NBA salaries during a Hall of Fame career<\/li><li>O\u2019Neal won four NBA championships and has become a successful businessman<\/li><li>The TNT basketball analyst expects his six children to work rather than rely on his net worth<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>After playing the role in his NBA days of what coach-turned-analyst Al McGuire used to call an \u201caircraft carrier,\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/sports7.us\/tag\/shaquille-oneal\/\">Shaquille O\u2019Neal<\/a> has morphed into a living, breathing conglomerate. The 7-foot-1 Hall of Famer spars with <a href=\"https:\/\/sports7.us\/tag\/charles-barkley\/\">Charles Barkley<\/a> on TNT\u2019s NBA coverage, but he is also a full-time businessman.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>O\u2019Neal earned close to $300 million playing basketball before retiring in 2011 and pulled down tens of millions more in shoe contracts and other endorsements. He has built up his fortune since with smart investments.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He might be on his way to a 10-digit net worth, but O\u2019Neal has issued a warning to his children: They\u2019re not going to become millionaires just because dad already is one.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-shaquille-o-neal-s-net-worth-is-at-least-400-million\"><strong>Shaquille O\u2019Neal\u2019s net worth is at least $400 million<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img alt=\"Shaquille O\u2019Neal\u2019s Blunt Message to His Kids Is Smart Parenting: \u2018We Ain\u2019t Rich, I\u2019m Rich'\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1500\" height=\"1088\" src=\"https:\/\/sports7.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Shaquille-ONeal-2.jpg?w=1024&#038;h=743&#038;strip=all&#038;quality=89\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1436560\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sports7.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Shaquille-ONeal-2.jpg 1500w, https:\/\/sports7.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Shaquille-ONeal-2.jpg?w=300&amp;h=218 300w, https:\/\/sports7.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Shaquille-ONeal-2.jpg?w=768&amp;h=557 768w, https:\/\/sports7.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Shaquille-ONeal-2.jpg?w=1024&amp;h=743 1024w, https:\/\/sports7.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Shaquille-ONeal-2.jpg?w=1200&amp;h=870 1200w, https:\/\/sports7.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Shaquille-ONeal-2.jpg?w=83&amp;h=60 83w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1500px) 100vw, 1500px\" \/><figcaption>Former NBA player Shaquille O'Neal attends the unveiling of the Shaq Courts at the Doolittle Complex donated by Icy Hot and the Shaquille O'Neal Foundation in partnership with the city of Las Vegas on Oct. 23, 2021, in Las Vegas, Nevada. | Ethan Miller\/Getty Images for Icy Hot<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Shaquille O\u2019Neal\u2019s net worth is at least $400 million, and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.celebritynetworth.com\/richest-athletes\/nba\/shaquille-oneal-net-worth\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Celebrity Net Worth<\/a> calculates that he\u2019s pulling down another $60 million a year thanks to his various interests in retirement.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>When O\u2019Neal, who played for four NBA champions in 19 seasons, renewed his deal last year as a basketball analyst on TNT, he also expanded his role at Turner Sports to include developing programming and working with the network\u2019s prospering <a href=\"https:\/\/sports7.us\/shaquille-oneal-foolishly-believed-lie-risked-safety-dangerous-wrestling-stunt\/\">AEW Dynamite<\/a> wrestling franchise.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>All of that is on top of his business interests. O\u2019Neal, who appeared in movies and recorded rap music CDs during his playing days, became a spokesman for the Papa John\u2019s pizza chain and joined the board of directors in 2019. He took a minority stake in the NBA\u2019s Sacramento Kings in 2013 and more than doubled his $5 million investment before cashing out this summer to sign a deal with an online sportsbook.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Along the way, he has remained in demand for product endorsements. The <a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2021\/10\/29\/we-aint-rich-im-rich-shaqs-money-message-to-his-6-kids\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">New York Post<\/a> reports that he may have as many as 50 such deals.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Shaquille O\u2019Neal\u2019s reminder to his kids: \u2018We ain\u2019t rich, I\u2019m rich\u2019<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Shaquille O&#039;Neal Discusses Investing, Franchising and Donuts | WSJ\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/w9eiTmNLvRk?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Shaquille O\u2019Neal has six children and a very specific approach to preparing them for the future. Appearing on the <em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/CVWZMbalzpe\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Earn Your Leisure<\/a><\/em> podcast, O\u2019Neal said his kids can live comfortably for now but not complacently. He expects them to earn their keep as adults rather than live off his impressive net worth.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThey\u2019re kind of upset with me. Not really upset, but they don\u2019t understand,\u201d he said. \u201cI tell them all the time, \u2018We ain\u2019t rich. I\u2019m rich.\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>O\u2019Neal says one rule stands above all others: Education matters more than basketball, and it\u2019s the only way to a career in professions like medicine, finance, and law.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cYou gotta have bachelor\u2019s or master\u2019s (degrees), and then if you want me to invest in one of your companies, you\u2019re going to have to present it. Boom, boom, boom, bring it to me,\u201d he said. \u201cI\u2019ll let you know, (but) I\u2019m not giving you nothing.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>His own upbringing may be influencing Shaq\u2019s philosophy<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">&quot;I&#39;m just trying to make people smile... That&#39;s all.&quot;<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SHAQ?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@SHAQ<\/a> helped a young man out at a local jewelry store by paying for his engagement ring. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/eK8n0YHGb7\">pic.twitter.com\/eK8n0YHGb7<\/a><\/p>&mdash; NBA on TNT (@NBAonTNT) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/NBAonTNT\/status\/1379664898934796290?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 7, 2021<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Retired hoops star <a href=\"https:\/\/sports7.us\/shaquille-oneal-shares-emotional-kobe-bryant-memory\/\">Shaquille O\u2019Neal<\/a> grew up poor in Newark, New Jersey. Basketball was his ticket to college, and then playing in the NBA created his initial fortune. He understands that neither required any particular talent beyond chiseling his 7-foot-1, 325-pound frame into a body that could withstand the grind of 82-game seasons.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cI came from nothing,\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2021\/09\/24\/shaq-is-retiring-from-celebrity-status-out-of-their-mind\/\">O\u2019Neal said<\/a> in another interview. \u201cBut, just because I made it doesn\u2019t mean I\u2019m bigger than you, smarter than you. Just because I have more money doesn\u2019t mean I\u2019m better than you. I\u2019ve never been that way, and I never will be that way. So, I don\u2019t want to be in that category of people.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If he succeeds in instilling that mindset into his children, then the world stands to be better off by six people.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Like Sports7 on <\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/Sports7dotcom\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><em>Facebook<\/em><\/a><em>. Follow us on Twitter <\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/sports719\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><em>@sports719<\/em><\/a><em>.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>RELATED:  <a href=\"https:\/\/sports7.us\/tnt-sees-big-things-obviously-in-shaquille-oneals-future\/\">TNT Sees Big Things (Obviously) in Shaquille O\u2019Neal\u2019s Future<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Hall of Fame basketball player Shaquille O'Neal  has accrued a huge net worth, but he has told his children they'll have to work for their money.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":140,"featured_media":1436543,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[4898],"tags":[5096,446952,236608],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v22.3 (Yoast SEO v22.9) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Shaquille O\u2019Neal\u2019s Blunt Message to His Kids Is Smart Parenting: \u2018We Ain\u2019t Rich, I\u2019m Rich&#039; - Sports7<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Shaquille O&#039;Neal has told his six children not to count on seeing any of his $400 million net worth without going to school and working hard.\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/sports7.us\/news\/shaquille-oneal-blunt-message-smart-parenting-we-aint-rich-im-rich\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Shaquille O\u2019Neal\u2019s Blunt Message to His Kids Is Smart Parenting: \u2018We Ain\u2019t Rich, I\u2019m Rich'\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Shaquille O&#039;Neal has told his six children not to count on seeing any of his $400 million net worth without going to school and working hard.\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/sports7.us\/news\/shaquille-oneal-blunt-message-smart-parenting-we-aint-rich-im-rich\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Sports7\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2021-11-02T17:28:21+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2021-11-02T17:38:22+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/sports7.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Shaquille-ONeal-1.jpg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"1500\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"1088\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"John Moriello\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:creator\" content=\"@Sports7J\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"John Moriello\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"4 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/sports7.us\/news\/shaquille-oneal-blunt-message-smart-parenting-we-aint-rich-im-rich\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/sports7.us\/news\/shaquille-oneal-blunt-message-smart-parenting-we-aint-rich-im-rich\/\",\"name\":\"Shaquille O\u2019Neal\u2019s Blunt Message to His Kids Is Smart Parenting: \u2018We Ain\u2019t Rich, I\u2019m Rich' - Sports7\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/sports7.us\/#website\"},\"primaryImageOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/sports7.us\/news\/shaquille-oneal-blunt-message-smart-parenting-we-aint-rich-im-rich\/#primaryimage\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/sports7.us\/news\/shaquille-oneal-blunt-message-smart-parenting-we-aint-rich-im-rich\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\/\/sports7.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Shaquille-ONeal-1.jpg\",\"datePublished\":\"2021-11-02T17:28:21+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2021-11-02T17:38:22+00:00\",\"author\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/sports7.us\/#\/schema\/person\/625c659832a23452683545602e055cac\"},\"description\":\"Shaquille O'Neal has told his six children not to count on seeing any of his $400 million net worth without going to school and working hard.\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/sports7.us\/news\/shaquille-oneal-blunt-message-smart-parenting-we-aint-rich-im-rich\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/sports7.us\/news\/shaquille-oneal-blunt-message-smart-parenting-we-aint-rich-im-rich\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/sports7.us\/news\/shaquille-oneal-blunt-message-smart-parenting-we-aint-rich-im-rich\/#primaryimage\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/sports7.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Shaquille-ONeal-1.jpg\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/sports7.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Shaquille-ONeal-1.jpg\",\"width\":1500,\"height\":1088,\"caption\":\"Former NBA player Shaquille O'Neal attends the unveiling of the Shaq Courts at the Doolittle Complex donated by Icy Hot and the Shaquille O'Neal Foundation in partnership with the city of Las Vegas on Oct. 23, 2021, in Las Vegas, Nevada. | Ethan Miller\/Getty Images for Icy Hot\"},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/sports7.us\/news\/shaquille-oneal-blunt-message-smart-parenting-we-aint-rich-im-rich\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\/\/sports7.us\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"Shaquille O\u2019Neal\u2019s Blunt Message to His Kids Is Smart Parenting: \u2018We Ain\u2019t Rich, I\u2019m Rich'\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/sports7.us\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/sports7.us\/\",\"name\":\"Sports7\",\"description\":\"\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\/\/sports7.us\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":\"required name=search_term_string\"}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/sports7.us\/#\/schema\/person\/625c659832a23452683545602e055cac\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/sports7.us\/author\/john-moriello\/\",\"name\":\"John Moriello\",\"image\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/sports7.us\/#\/schema\/person\/image\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/sports7.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/John-Moriello-96x96.jpeg\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/sports7.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/John-Moriello-96x96.jpeg\",\"caption\":\"John Moriello\"},\"description\":\"John Moriello started covering sports in 1982, began digital publishing in 1995, and joined Sports7 in 2020. A graduate of St. John Fisher University, he finds inspiration in the underdogs and the fascinating stories sports can tell (both the thrill of victory and the agony of defeat). John expertly covers all aspects of NASCAR. Beginning with his 2014 coverage at Fox Sports of the aftermath of the dirt-race tragedy in which Kevin Ward Jr. died after being struck by a car driven by NASCAR Hall of Famer Tony Stewart, John has excelled as a journalist who specializes in the motorsports world. He previously spent more than three decades covering high school sports and worked as a beat writer covering Big East football and basketball, but NASCAR is now where the true expertise falls. John is a member of the New York State Basketball Hall of Fame (2013), the President of the New York State Sportswriters Association, and a two-time Best of Gannett winner for print and online collaborations whose work has appeared on FoxSports.com and MaxPreps.com.\",\"sameAs\":[\"\",\"Sports7J\",\"john-moriello-1a11743\",\"\",\"\"],\"jobTitle\":\"John Moriello | Sports7 Staff Writer, Producer - Motorsports\",\"email\":\"\"}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO Premium plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"Shaquille O\u2019Neal\u2019s Blunt Message to His Kids Is Smart Parenting: \u2018We Ain\u2019t Rich, I\u2019m Rich' - Sports7","description":"Shaquille O'Neal has told his six children not to count on seeing any of his $400 million net worth without going to school and working hard.","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/sports7.us\/news\/shaquille-oneal-blunt-message-smart-parenting-we-aint-rich-im-rich\/","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"Shaquille O\u2019Neal\u2019s Blunt Message to His Kids Is Smart Parenting: \u2018We Ain\u2019t Rich, I\u2019m Rich'","og_description":"Shaquille O'Neal has told his six children not to count on seeing any of his $400 million net worth without going to school and working hard.","og_url":"https:\/\/sports7.us\/news\/shaquille-oneal-blunt-message-smart-parenting-we-aint-rich-im-rich\/","og_site_name":"Sports7","article_published_time":"2021-11-02T17:28:21+00:00","article_modified_time":"2021-11-02T17:38:22+00:00","og_image":[{"width":1500,"height":1088,"url":"https:\/\/sports7.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Shaquille-ONeal-1.jpg","type":"image\/jpeg"}],"author":"John Moriello","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_creator":"@Sports7J","twitter_misc":{"Written by":"John Moriello","Est. reading time":"4 minutes"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/sports7.us\/news\/shaquille-oneal-blunt-message-smart-parenting-we-aint-rich-im-rich\/","url":"https:\/\/sports7.us\/news\/shaquille-oneal-blunt-message-smart-parenting-we-aint-rich-im-rich\/","name":"Shaquille O\u2019Neal\u2019s Blunt Message to His Kids Is Smart Parenting: \u2018We Ain\u2019t Rich, I\u2019m Rich' - Sports7","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/sports7.us\/#website"},"primaryImageOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/sports7.us\/news\/shaquille-oneal-blunt-message-smart-parenting-we-aint-rich-im-rich\/#primaryimage"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/sports7.us\/news\/shaquille-oneal-blunt-message-smart-parenting-we-aint-rich-im-rich\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/sports7.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Shaquille-ONeal-1.jpg","datePublished":"2021-11-02T17:28:21+00:00","dateModified":"2021-11-02T17:38:22+00:00","author":{"@id":"https:\/\/sports7.us\/#\/schema\/person\/625c659832a23452683545602e055cac"},"description":"Shaquille O'Neal has told his six children not to count on seeing any of his $400 million net worth without going to school and working hard.","breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/sports7.us\/news\/shaquille-oneal-blunt-message-smart-parenting-we-aint-rich-im-rich\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/sports7.us\/news\/shaquille-oneal-blunt-message-smart-parenting-we-aint-rich-im-rich\/"]}]},{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/sports7.us\/news\/shaquille-oneal-blunt-message-smart-parenting-we-aint-rich-im-rich\/#primaryimage","url":"https:\/\/sports7.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Shaquille-ONeal-1.jpg","contentUrl":"https:\/\/sports7.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Shaquille-ONeal-1.jpg","width":1500,"height":1088,"caption":"Former NBA player Shaquille O'Neal attends the unveiling of the Shaq Courts at the Doolittle Complex donated by Icy Hot and the Shaquille O'Neal Foundation in partnership with the city of Las Vegas on Oct. 23, 2021, in Las Vegas, Nevada. | Ethan Miller\/Getty Images for Icy Hot"},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/sports7.us\/news\/shaquille-oneal-blunt-message-smart-parenting-we-aint-rich-im-rich\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/sports7.us\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"Shaquille O\u2019Neal\u2019s Blunt Message to His Kids Is Smart Parenting: \u2018We Ain\u2019t Rich, I\u2019m Rich'"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/sports7.us\/#website","url":"https:\/\/sports7.us\/","name":"Sports7","description":"","potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/sports7.us\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":"required name=search_term_string"}],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/sports7.us\/#\/schema\/person\/625c659832a23452683545602e055cac","url":"https:\/\/sports7.us\/author\/john-moriello\/","name":"John Moriello","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/sports7.us\/#\/schema\/person\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/sports7.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/John-Moriello-96x96.jpeg","contentUrl":"https:\/\/sports7.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/John-Moriello-96x96.jpeg","caption":"John Moriello"},"description":"John Moriello started covering sports in 1982, began digital publishing in 1995, and joined Sports7 in 2020. A graduate of St. John Fisher University, he finds inspiration in the underdogs and the fascinating stories sports can tell (both the thrill of victory and the agony of defeat). John expertly covers all aspects of NASCAR. Beginning with his 2014 coverage at Fox Sports of the aftermath of the dirt-race tragedy in which Kevin Ward Jr. died after being struck by a car driven by NASCAR Hall of Famer Tony Stewart, John has excelled as a journalist who specializes in the motorsports world. He previously spent more than three decades covering high school sports and worked as a beat writer covering Big East football and basketball, but NASCAR is now where the true expertise falls. John is a member of the New York State Basketball Hall of Fame (2013), the President of the New York State Sportswriters Association, and a two-time Best of Gannett winner for print and online collaborations whose work has appeared on FoxSports.com and MaxPreps.com.","sameAs":["","Sports7J","john-moriello-1a11743","",""],"jobTitle":"John Moriello | Sports7 Staff Writer, Producer - Motorsports","email":""}]}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/sports7.us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1436539"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/sports7.us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/sports7.us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sports7.us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/140"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sports7.us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1436539"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/sports7.us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1436539\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1436564,"href":"https:\/\/sports7.us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1436539\/revisions\/1436564"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sports7.us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1436543"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/sports7.us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1436539"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sports7.us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1436539"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sports7.us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1436539"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}