Shaq Scores New Shack in Northern Dallas Suburbs

They say everything is bigger in Texas, but the suburban Dallas home where Shaquille O’Neal has decided to plant his humongous size-23 feet is but one-sixth the size of the massive Florida mansion he sold last year.

Records show the Lone Star state deal went down almost two months ago, but it’s only now come to light via Dallas Morning News and Candy’s Dirt that the NBA legend and advertising pitch maestro has acquired a home in Carrollton, Texas, about 25 miles north of downtown Dallas, Dirt reports. The final sale price is unknown, but the property was last listed at just under $1.225 million. Whatever the exact sale price was, with a fortune that by some estimates tallies up to about $400 million, Shaq’s new shack certainly cost him far less than he can comfortably afford.

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Sitting cheek-to-jowl with similarly sized homes on a quarter-acre plot, the stately stone-quoined European-inspired manor house spans 5,300 square feet with five bedrooms and five bathrooms, plus a pair of powder rooms.