Shaquille O’Neal sold his mansion in Orlando, Florida, for just $ 16.5 million – a Shaquille O’Steal – for almost $ 12 million below the original price of 2018.
The 31,000-square-foot complex on an almost four-acre lot has 12 bedrooms, 11.5 bathrooms and a 6,000-square-foot indoor basketball court, perfect for a professional gamer.
The eye-catching property on the outskirts of Orlando has a 17-car showroom, a cigar bar, humidifier and a soundproof home theater. The anonymous buyer will also enjoy the house’s wine storage, three fireplaces, a chef’s kitchen, Crestron smart home technology and a lakefront office, according to the list.
The property is surrounded by water, located between Lake Louise and Lake Butler. In addition, it has a huge pool that shames the Olympic pools. Close to the pool’s stone waterfall, the property has an outdoor kitchen, a tiki-style hut and a private dock with two covered boat ramps, according to the listing. Next door is an 18-hole golf course.
The 2.10-meter basketball player bought the property for $ 3.95 million (or about $ 7.2 million today with inflation) in 1993, just three years after its construction, according to real estate records locations.
Worth about $ 400 million, O’Neal first listed the property for $ 28 million in 2018 and re-listed the property four times before selling it. He reportedly sold the property because he is spending more time in Atlanta as a sports analyst for TNT’s “Inside the NBA”, according to Mansion Global.
It’s been a year since the 48-year-old’s former teammate, Kobe Bryant, died in a helicopter crash, an event that prompted O’Neal to promise that he would change his own life. O’Neal has six children and is currently dating actress Annie Ilonzeh, according to the latest reports.
Listing agent Tiffany Pantozzi, of the San Francisco-based brokerage, declined to comment.