Clothes, Cars, Computers…And Candy? How The Stars Spent Their First Big Paychecks
Shaq
The NBA legend balled out big time with his first major check.
“I went to the Mercedes dealership. The guy says $150,000. I write him a check, give it to him. So now, in my head, a million minus $150,000, I’ve still got $850,000 left, right? So, I get home. My father says ‘That’s nice. Where’s mine at?’
Go buy the same car for my father. I’m good. I’ve got $700,000 left. And then came back home. My mother said, ‘I want the smaller version,’ which cost $100,000, so in my mind, I’ve got $600,000. So now, I’ve gotta go do what all the homeboys do — gotta buy rings and diamonds and earrings and this and that.”