Just call him the Great Good Samaritan …
Shaq paid off a young man’s engagement ring at a jewelry store in Georgia this week – and the amazing gesture was all captured on video.
The Big Diesel explained on Tuesday night how it all went down on ‘NBA on TNT’ … and said he was in a Zales in the Atlanta area on Monday to buy some earrings when he noticed that a man was stressed over an account.
“I’m just trying to make people smile … That’s all.”@SHAQ helped a young man at a local jewelry store by paying for his engagement ring. pic.twitter.com/eK8n0YHGb7
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Shaq says the man was trying to come up with a way to draw up a payment plan for a ring he bought for his girlfriend … when the NBA legend felt he just needed to step in.
“I saw the man come in – he was just as shy,” Shaq said. “He said, ‘Hey, how much do I owe to pay off my ring?’
“And I was like, ‘My husband, how much does the ring cost?’ I’m not going to say the amount, but it’s not much for me. ‘
So, Shaq knocked out his credit card – and immediately paid for it !!
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“I was like, ‘You know what? Tell your girlfriend I found her,'” Shaq said. “I will take care of it. ”
Shaq added: “At first he did not want to take it. He was like, ‘Man, I can not do this.’ I said, “Don’t worry about it. I do it all the time.” I’m just trying to make people smile, that’s all. ‘
The two then posed for a photo – and it was really very freakin ‘!!
But the best part of the story? Shaq says he recently had an even more generous performance in a furniture store and paid a bill for a lovely family there.
“This lady, she had an autistic daughter,” Shaq said. ‘And she wanted to pay for furniture too, and I just took care of her. I want to make people happy. ‘
“When I leave home, I just try to do a good deed.”
Task completed.