NBA icon Shaquille ONeal is fueled by Martin Luther King Jr. as he explores a new business venture.

After a stellar and lengthy NBA career, ONeal has evolved into a shrewd entrepreneur. In fact, his latest venture is a partnership with Miles College a tie-up that will reportedly help bring a Papa Johns Pizzeria to every historically black college and university campus in the nation.

In a statement issued through the Purpose PR firm in Birmingham, ONeal commended HBCUs for upholding equality on their endeavors, Birmingham Times reported.

Historically Black Colleges and Universities have paved the way for African Americans and people of other races to receive a quality education deservedly, ONeal said.

ONeal even emphasized a compelling quote fromMLK and channeledthe late activists belief towards his new business venture. Martin Luther King, Jr. said, If you want to move people, it has to be toward a vision thats positive for them, that taps important values, that gets them something they desire and it has to be presented compellingly, so that they feel inspired to follow, ONeal noted.

Miles College President Bobbie Knight was excited about the new venture. According to her, the school is honored to have ONeal as their partner. She also described the NBA legend as a business genius and admitted to being thrilled to bring Papa Johns on their campuses.

Miles College is honored to partner with Shaquille ONeal and welcome him to our historic and beautiful campus, Knight said in a statement.

Shaquille is a skilled investor, savvy entrepreneur, and marketing and branding genius. This partnership tells the world that this is Miles Colleges day, and this is Miles Colleges time to show America that HBCUs can join icons like Shaquille and launch business ventures like Papa Johns on our campuses, Knight added.

ONeal is best known for his historic championships with the Los Angeles Lakers. Together with Kobe Bryant, they managed to bring 3 NBA titles to LA. During ONeal and Bryants glory days with the team, Shaq revealed in an exclusive interview that they had extra powers in the organization.

However, the 3-time NBA Finals MVP never cared about the extras Bryant was getting from Lakers because he knew that he can also get what he wanted.

I know I can get what I want. He got to do whatever he want, I got to do whatever I want. Thats just the name of the game, ONeal emphasized.

Shaquille O'Neal (L) reacts to his former players seated in the audience with Kobe Bryant looking on during unveiling of his statue at Staples Center, in Los Angeles, March 24, 2017. Photo: Kevork Djansezian/Getty Images

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