Shaq first paycheck story

by Freddenver: Shaquille O'Neal

Shaquille O'Neal opened up about blowing his first NBA paycheck in just 45 minutes alongside his family. He admitted that as a young player, he didn't understand sales tax and thought he'd be taking home a full million dollars. 'When your young you have no idea about sales tax so I thought I was getting $1,000,000 straight up but you forget about those things maybe I got about $600,000,' he said. He then recounted spending $150,000 on a car. The clip comes from an interview on 'In Depth with Graham Bensinger.