by TV One Staff
October 24, 2016
We’re not the only ones fighting temptation when we see this sign:
Shaquille Oneal‘s obsession with Krispy Kreme donuts lead him to actually owning his own franchise! The staff at a historic location in Atlanta (the place has been open for 60 years) will now have the NBA living legend to answer to:
Ur favorite doughnut just got even HOTTER, baby – I’ve joined the @krispykreme family! #krispykreme #shaq #shaqalicious pic.twitter.com/pqCVqLyiET
— SHAQ (@SHAQ) October 24, 2016
After unveiling deal w @krispykreme @SHAQ spent time at comp HQ in Winston-Salem hanging w employees and eating doughnuts #ShaqOrTreat #NBA pic.twitter.com/kSvQ7c92Uv
— Barry Janoff (@barryjanoff) October 24, 2016
Although Shaq is no stranger to the food franchise business (he has done business with Five Guys and Auntie Anne’s in the past), according to ESPN he still regrets the day he turned down the opportunity to have a Starbucks franchise from the CEO.
“So I looked at the great Howard Schultz’s face and said, ‘Black people don’t drink coffee, sir, I don’t think it’s gonna work,” O’Neal told reporter Graham Bensinger last year. “And you should have seen the look on his face.”
We found a video of Shaq from 2009 that further illustrates his long-term love affair with the O-shaped dough.
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