Shaquille O'Neal Wanted To Buy The Phoenix Suns Until He Saw This Tech Billionaire's Name

It was until he saw a multi-billionaire that he decided to purchase the Phoenix Suns.

He was asked if his interest in owning an NBA team would transfer to the Phoenix Suns.

It did for the former Phoenix center.

I was interested in buying the team until I saw the initials. You don't mess with James Brown, you don't mess with Jeff Bezos, that's what I'm telling you.

Get your ass out of the way when the boys come on stage. Jeff and a few other heavy hitters said they wanted it. I will not be putting my name in the bucket. I'm not

Although he gave up on the idea of team ownership for the Phoenix Suns, that won't stop him from owning an NBA team in the future.

A few weeks ago, AfroTech told you that Shaq had interests in owning another team that he played for.

The team is owned by the family of philanthropists. The family hopes to keep him at the top of their list if they ever decide to sell.

We are still in charge of that franchise. If they want to sell it to us we are ready to go. If you want to sell the Magic to someone who will take it to the next level, we want you to do it.