AP Spotlight Shaq has been refurbishing basketball courts for 30 years, knows first hand how they can help kids DOUG FEINBERG Associated Press Jul 29, 2025 Jul 29, 2025 Updated Jan 31, 2026 0 Facebook Twitter Bluesky WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Shaquille O'Neal knows exactly how much refurbishing a basketball court can mean to a community and the kids who play on it.kAmw6 =62C?65 7:CDE\92?5 7C@> 9:D 7@C>6C q@DE@? r6=E:4D E62>>2E6 |2CBF:D s2?:6=D] w6 H2D 2 E66?286C E9C66 564256D 28@ H96? ~V}62= H2D A=2J:?8 H:E9 E96 ~C=2?5@ |28:4 2?5 C63F:=E 2 4@FCE :? E96 :??6C 4:EJ 2C62 H96C6 s2?:6=D H2D 8C@H:?8 FA]k^AmkAmQxE H2D 3:8] w6 H2D D@>63@5J 8C@H:?8 FA E92E x =@@<65 FA E@[ 96 H2D E96 E2==6DE A6CD@? x 925 6G6C D66?[Q s2?:6=D E@=5 %96 p!] Qw6 H2D A=2J:?8 H:E9 >J 9@>6 E62> E96 ~C=2?5@ |28:4 2?5 8:G:?8 324< E@ E96 4@>>F?:EJ 2?5 D9@H:?8 9:D 2AAC64:2E:@?] u@C <:5D =:<6 >6 E@ 92G6 2 4@FCE :? 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