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Big Diesel played the role of the Great Samaritan once again this week … Shaquille O’Neal He stopped to help a stranded driver in Florida, and the cool act was caught by the police.
According to the Alachua County Sheriff’s Office, a person had crashed his car on I-75 in the Gainseville area on Monday, when Shaq witnessed it and took action.
Police say the former NBA superstar, who has a home in Florida, was with the driver and comforted him until officers arrived on the scene.
In the police footage of the crash, the 7-footer footer can be seen as clear as the day the cops arrived … and in the typical and impressive Shaq way: he punched the officers!
Of course, this is nothing new to O’Neal … he has been known to play the good role of a Samaritan in crash scenes whenever he can.
Remember, in 2018, we got a picture of him helping in an accident in Los Angeles … where we are told you did what you could to help drivers.
The situation reminds us of Kobe Bryant … who would also strive to assist people in car accidents in Orange County, CA in the past.
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On multiple occasions, we got a Kobe video helping victims of the console and helping on the scene in accidents in which he was not even involved. Dude simply liked helping.
Shaq and Kobe … it turns out they have a lot in common.