Shaquille O’Neal Explains Why He Sold His 17 Auntie Anne’s Franchises — ‘Black People Don’t Like Pretzels That Much’

“For me, it was a great thing to do. And listen, Papa Johns is a good brand. The guy just messed up, but he had to pay for that,” Shaq explained on the Earn Your Leisure Network. “He sold it to us. So now that he sold it to us, I’m just gonna make sure it’s right slowly but surely. But a lot of people [said] ‘You sell out this and that.’ But one thing I would never do is sell my people out. Look if he was still involved, I would never do that. But he out. My man own it and I own it now, so we straight.”