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People in the News

Monday, August 18, 2025

People in the News

Monday, August 18, 2025

NBA Star Shaquille O’Neal gives back

shaqOn Tuesday, Shaquille O’Neal announced that he is planning to open a children’s hospital in Louisiana. The hospital will admit and care for sick youth free of charge. During an event at which he was being inducted into the Louisiana Sports Hall of Fame, O’Neal took the opportunity to make the announcement.

He also wants to make it abundantly clear that this was not just a sudden decision made with no real game plan. Shaq says he has been in talks with Our Lady of the Lake Hospital in Baton Rouge in hopes of making this venture a reality.

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