(TMZ) Shaquille O'Neal knows ... being rich and buying houses is fun ... so despite living in a 70,000-square-foot mansion ... he spent $235k on a second, regular person house 30 miles away. Shaq -- who is reportedly worth around $250 million -- currently lives in an 11-bedroom, 13-bath PALACE outside Orlando, FL ... which includes a 20,000-square-foot basketball court and garage filled with dozens of sports cars.
In July the former NBA superstar laid down $235k on a very normal 3,900-square-foot abode ... in a place called Mount Dora, FL.
The new home has 5-bedrooms, 4-baths ... granite counter tops ... wet bar ... entertainment room ... and cherry cabinets. more on this story