Shaquille O’Neal has six children of his own. He shares five children with his ex-wife Shaunie Henderson. The two are co-parenting Shareef O’Neal, Shaqir O’Neal, Myles B. O’Neal, Amirah O’Neal, and Me’arah O’Neal. Shaq also has a daughter with Arnetta Yardbourgh. Shaq talked about his ‘Baby Mamas’ on the recent episodes on ‘The Big Podcast.’

On the podcast, Shaq asked his co-host Spice and Nischelle Turner, if they could put a number on his ‘Baby Mamas.’ Nischelle and Spice responded to him in a hysterical manner by letting the Hall of Famer know that number keeps changing. Shaq revealed that Charles Barkley and Kenny ‘The Jet’ Smith mock him for having kids with 12 ‘Baby Mamas.’

Shaq said, “Guys how many baby mamas do you think I got? ‘Cause Kenny and Charles are like Shaq got 12 baby mamas.”

Kenny joked, saying, “He’s the only person I know that claims kids that aren’t his. He calls me like, ‘hey man could you get my son’. I’m like you know what, that’s not your son Shaq, ‘yes it is, he’s my son’. ‘Hey could you get my daughter to get there’. No, that’s not your daughter’s Shaq, ‘yes it is.'”

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It is not a surprise that everyone burst out laughing. Spice himself was enjoying the topic of discussion. He spoke about Shaq being one of the only people that would take account of a child. The whole discussion happened when the Lakers legend Shaq said that Charles Barkley and Kenny Smith joke around his “12 baby mamas”.

Shaquille O’Neal hates the word ‘Baby Mama’

In the recent episode of his podcast, ‘The Big Brother,’ Shaq used the term ‘Baby Mama’ quite openly. However, he once spoke about hating the word. He talked about working hard to provide for his family. Shaquille O’Neal is a great father, and there is no doubt about it. He takes every opportunity to educate his children and support them.

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Shaq once said, “I don’t like to use the term baby mamas; I have two wonderful women that have given me beautiful, gorgeous children. I have to protect, and I have to provide, and I have to love for them forever.”

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Moreover, O’Neal and Shaunie were together for several years during his stint with the Lakers. He now takes care of all six of his children.