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I can't help but wonder why? Wants to be a hero/he's an action junkie. He's just a big kid trying to play cops and robbers. Or he actually gives a [censored] about the community.
My guess is big kid playing cops and robbers.
the real answer to why is probably a simple as "because he can".

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I would guess that it is because he actually cares. There are numerous examples of Shaq being generous that you don't hear much about. A couple I can remember offhand...
- After at least one, and maybe two, of the Laker titles, cop cars were destroyed during the celebration. He paid for the replacements.
- A special needs person who worked at Staples Center was going to be let go, Shaq paid the man's entire salary.

There are others that I can't remember, but he really is a generous guy.

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he does a lot this time of the year, last year he went into Toys R'Us and bought a shitload of toys, like a semifull worth and gave them away to local kids