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There's a new deputy sheriff in Florida and he goes by the name of 'Deputy Shaq'.

The Broward County Sheriff's Office said former basketball star Shaquille O'Neal will now be working as a sheriff's deputy in the auxiliary department.

'Basketball legend @SHAQ goes by many nicknames, and now added to that list is Deputy Shaq,' the sheriff's office announced in a tweet and on Facebook.

'The big man now works as an auxiliary deputy with the #BSO,' the tweeted read.

In several photos the four-time NBA champ is seen towering over other officers from the department.

He is also seen shaking hands with Sheriff Gregory Tony, who sat down with O'Neal to talk about the 'different ways law enforcement works to keep communities safe'.

Details about O'Neal's duties were not released.

The 7-foot-1 superstar - who has uncles who were police officers and has idolized their roles since his teen years - was sworn in as an honorary deputy in Clayton County, Georgia, in 2016.