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The gist
Shaquille O'Neal graduated with FBI National Academy Session 299 and became an honorary FBI Special Agent.
The credential adds to his long record of law-enforcement roles and post-NBA titles.
How it unfolded
- Sep 17, 2026FBI Director Kash Patel announced on X that O'Neal graduated with FBI National Academy Session 299 and became an honorary FBI Special Agent.
- Sep 17, 2026O'Neal, performing as DJ Diesel, played at 11:11 in El Paso, Texas, and afterward visited The Spot Smoke Shop next door, buying nicotine vape.
- Sep 18, 2026The Athletic reported O'Neal became an honorary FBI Special Agent that week at the bureau's national academy graduation.