FORT LAUDERDALE, FLA. (WSVN) - The Broward Sheriff’s Office has deputized Shaquille O’Neal.
The law enforcement agency took to Twitter Friday morning to announce the newest member of their team.
The 47-year-old former NBA star now works as an auxiliary deputy for BSO.
Basketball legend @SHAQ goes by many nicknames, and now added to that list is Deputy Shaq. The big man now works as an auxillary deputy with the #BSO. Sheriff Tony sat down with Shaq and the two talked about the different ways law enforcement works to keep communities safe. pic.twitter.com/H8j2lwUm0B
— Broward Sheriff (@browardsheriff) March 15, 2019
He met and took pictures with other deputies and sat down with BSO Sheriff Gregory Tony to discuss the different ways law enforcement works to keep communities safe.
O’Neal retired from the NBA in 2011.
In 2016, O’Neal was deputized by the Clayton County Sheriff’s Office.
O’Neal has also served as a reserve officer for several other police departments, including Doral Police, Miami Beach Police and Golden Beach Police.
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