Shaq's ex-wife points to why marriage fell apart in new book

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Basketball Hall of Famer Shaquille O’Neal has been open and honest about his failed marriage with Shaunie Nelson, now Henderson, in recent years.

In her book, "Undefeated: Changing the Rules and Winning on My Own Terms," she shared her side of the story on why her marriage to the Los Angeles Lakers legend fell apart.

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NBA player Shaquille O'Neal and then-wife Shaunie O'Neal at Muhammad Ali's Celebrity Fight Night XIV at the JW Marriott Desert Ridge Resort & Spa on April 5, 2008 in Scottsdale, Arizona. (Michael Caulfield/WireImage)

"I enjoyed those sweet early years being a mother and raising my children; my days were always busy with kids and family, and every now and then I got to travel or enjoy a little of the NBA high life. But invisibly, my marriage was beginning to crumble," she wrote, via the New York Post.

"As I’ve written, it wasn’t obvious early on. You know how when you first get sick, and the symptoms are so mild that you’re not even sure you are sick? That’s how things were in the early years. I was busy and happy and didn’t notice what was going on. But as the disease progressed, the symptoms became harder and harder to ignore."

She pointed to O’Neal "going missing" at times during their marriage.

"Our chef did all the grocery shopping. His managers paid all the bills. I took care of the kids. So where was he going in the morning, during the day, and at night? No one works out that often," she wrote.

Shaunie O'Neal attends the grand opening of Shaquille's At L.A. Live at LA Live on March 9, 2019 in Los Angeles. (Michael Tullberg/Getty Images)

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