NBA legend Shaq surprises stranger by paying for his ENGAGEMENT RING

Love Shaq! NBA legend surprises ‘young hard-working kid’ by paying for his engagement ring at Atlanta jewelry store when he overheard him put it on layaway

  • The generous moment Shaq hands his credit card to a Zale’s store clerk to purchase the ring was posted to Instagram on Tuesday 
  • Shaq said he was shopping for hoop earrings at the Atlanta jewelry store when he overheard  the stranger asking to make a payment to put the ring on layaway 
  • Shaq did not disclose the price tag of the engagement ring but said the amount was not much for him
  • The basketball star said he loves doing random acts of kindness when he can

The moment NBA legend Shaquille O’Neal surprised a young man by paying for his engagement ring at an Atlanta jewelry store was caught on camera. 

The generous moment Shaq hands his credit card to a Zale’s store clerk to purchase the ring was posted to Instagram on a fan page on Tuesday and quickly went viral. It’s not clear who filmed the clip.

In the Instagram post, Shaq can be seen shaking the stranger’s hand and patting him on the back as he covers the cost for the ring. 

After it was posted, Shaq addressed the clip on TNT Tuesday and said he just happened to be shopping for hoop earrings at the Atlanta jewelry store when he overheard the stranger, who he described as a ‘young kid, hard-working guy’, asking to make a layaway payment on the ring when he decided to step in.  

‘So I said, ”Tell your girlfriend I got it. I’ll take care of it.”

Shaq did not disclose the price tag but said the amount was not much for him.  

Shaq poses with a lucky stranger whose engagement ring he helped pay for at an Atlanta jewelry store 

Shaq hands his credit card to the store clerk, covering the cost of the man's engagement ring

Shaq pats the back of the stranger who he helped pay off an engagement ring

The moment Shaq hands his credit card to a store clerk at an Atlanta Zale’s is was posted to Instagram

According to Shaq, the stranger resisted at first but he told him not to worry, he does it all the time.  

‘I’m just trying to make people smile, that’s all,’ he said. 

After the purchase, Shaq posed shaking hands with the lucky stranger. 

Shaq said he did not expect the moment to go viral.

The basketball star said he loves doing random acts of kindness when he can and talked about recently helping out a mother with an autistic daughter at a furniture store.  

Shaq explained the viral moment, saying he likes to do a good deed every time he leaves his house

Shaq explained the viral moment, saying he likes to do a good deed every time he leaves his house

On Twitter, fan reaction to the moment was overwhelmingly positive, with many commending O’Neal for his kind gesture. 

‘Shaq always spreading love. I stay seeing stories of him buying peoples s*** for them when he is out, this time it was an engagement ring and that’s official.’ one person tweeted. 

Someone else asked if Shaq could help them out with their future engagement ring purchase. 

‘Shaq what’re the odds you’re going to be in NJ soon? I’m in the process of buying an engagement ring myself. In all seriousness, classy move by a classy guy. All time great on and off the court. Much respect Diesel’ one person tweeted.

Others were inspired by Shaq’s selfless gesture. 

‘Shaq bought an engagement ring for a young man. A random act of kindness. The world needs more random acts of kindness.’  one person tweeted. 

The video even brought someone to tears.  

‘Seeing the video of Shaq paying for someone’s engagement ring just had me tear up! What a wonderful gesture and how much that must have meant to that man!’ one person tweeted.