Shaq has been refurbishing basketball courts for 30 years, knows first hand how they can help kids
He learned first-hand from his former Boston Celtics teammate Marquis Daniels. He was a teenager three decades ago when O'Neal was playing with the Orlando Magic and rebuilt a court in the inner city area where Daniels was growing up.
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