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Located on over three acres in a gated community with nearly 700 feet of lake frontage, the private estate offers 31,000 square feet of living space, 12 bedrooms and an array of over-the-top amenities.
The most unique feature: a 6,000-square-foot indoor basketball court that reads “Shaq Center,” and has the Miami Heat logo (he played for the team from 2004 to 2008) placed at center court.
Outside, the sportscaster’s home has a 95-foot-long swimming pool with a waterfall and an outdoor bar fit for entertaining. The backyard extends to a long dock on the lake that ends with a seating area.
The property also features three fireplaces, a game room, a 1,400-square-foot wine and cigar bar area, an aquarium-style room with a fish tank, and a showroom-style garage that can accommodate at least 17 cars. There is a five-bedroom guest house on the site as well.
Hillman described how he received the genuinely unique listing: “I was working on the floor when a call from an unfamiliar number arrived. “This is Shaq calling to sell my house.” He recalls, “I said, ‘It’s about time you called me.'” “Shaq laughed and continued, ‘I’ve heard about you; they call you the closer and that’s why I’m calling you.'”
Over the past few years, four different agencies have made attempts to sell the property, according to the agency. “I was fortunate to be number five. I told Shaq that I was the right agent to find him a buyer, and he trusted me to do so,” he stated.
The listing claims that O’Neal’s neighborhood, which has an 18-hole championship golf course, an 89,000-square-foot clubhouse, a resort-style pool, tennis courts, and water sports, is one of “the most sought after” in Central Florida.