'I'm into making people happy': Shaquille O'Neal pays off random man's engagement ring
In an incredible act of kindness, former NBA superstar Shaquille O'Neal paid off the price of a random man's engagement ring at the jewelry store.
"I'm into making people happy. Whenever I leave the house, I just try to do a good deed," O'Neal said in explaining the moment, which was captured in a viral video.
"The guy just came in, he was a young kid, hard-working guy and was saying, 'Hey I can come back in the next month, and the next month' like layaway, he puts the money down. So I said, 'Tell your girlfriend I got it. I'll take care of it.' At first, he didn't want to take it and said 'I can't do that' so I said 'Don't worry about it, I do it all the time.' I'm just trying to make people smile, that's all."
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