NBA legend, Shaquille O’Neal, and his ex-wife/Basketball Wives star and executive producer, Shaunie O’Neal, share five wonderful children. For this article though, it’s their second born child, Shareef O’Neal whose getting the shine and when it comes to him, the apple didn’t fall far from his Pop’s tree. He 210 pounds, stands tall as hell at 6’9″ (Shaq is 7’1″) and he’s currently a top ranking basketball player in the nation and at his his high school, Crossroads School, in Santa Monica, Cali.
Many of us may remember seeing a much younger Shareef back in the day, when his parents were still together. He’s appeared at many games and on red carpets as a youngin.’
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Well, now, Shareef O’Neal is technically still a youngin,’ but as of January 11, 2018, he officially became a grown youngin,’ so to speak. He turned the big 18 and in celebration of his step into adulthood, his parents gifted him with a plush birthday bash at West Coast Customs and a fire Jeep truck of his own. They also got rapper, ASAP Ferg, and DJ Visions, to grace the party.
Shaunie and Shaq’ shared the happy moments of their birthday boy online, as did Shareef. Check out some of the videos and photos below…
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Like Father, Like Son: Shareef Is A Beast On The Court
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As far as Shareef’s future basketball career, hopefully it’ll only be a matter of time before we see him killin’ it in the NBA!
He’ll be graduating from high school in 2018. Playing the forward position, Shareef is currently ranked at No. 19 in ESPN’s rankings the top 60 high school players in the nation. He’s been highly sought after by many colleges, with offers from LSU, Kansas State, Baylor, and UCLA. According to CaliforniaSupremeBasketball.com, in August 2017, Shareef decided to make a verbal commitment with the University of Arizona for his upcoming college freshman year and basketball scholarship.
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Looking forward to seeing what the future holds for Shareef O’Neal. Pretty sure his parents are beyond proud of their 18 year old son and his determination to strive to be great.
