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Los Angeles Lakers legend Shaquille O’Neal is known to engage fans with his interesting social media uploads. The big man among other things shares his sons’ pictures garnering a lot of fan reactions. Amid buzz and brouhaha, Shaq’s sons look upbeat to step in their father’s big shoes.

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But their social media foray often draws comparison and confusion. One such response came when the legend was seen towering his little ones.

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Shaquille O’Neal’s son leaves fans confused

Shaq is one of the most dominant NBA players known for his aggressiveness and physical appearance. The 7 ‘1 giant has passed on his height to his sons Shareef and Shaqir O’Neal.

The big man’s 23-year-old son Shareef O’Neal has a strong social media presence with 2.8 million followers. The 6 ‘9 rising basketball star engages his followers with regular IG stories and posts. 

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Shareef shared a picture of his brother Shaqir recently and asked his followers to guess the identity of a person in the picture. He added an IG poll to the story with his name and brother Shariq’s name on it.

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Even though the O’Neal brothers have a height difference of 7 inches, fans found it difficult to differentiate between the two as 41% of fans picked Shareef over his brother. 

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This isn’t the first time where Shaq’s son was seen playing mind games. 

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Shareef’s old video left fans confused

Shaq in a recent past shared his son’s old TikTok video where Shareef is seen roasting his dad’s free throw shooting ability.

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Fans swarmed comments to the video wondering if Shaq is indeed Shareef’s dad.

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But social media hilarity and harrowing nature apart, Big Diesel and his son have a special bond, especially after Shareef’s life threatening heart surgery.

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Shahul Hameed is a Senior NBA Writer at EssentiallySports. Armed with a Master's Degree in journalism from a distinguished institute, his journey into sports writing began during his college days, and since then, Shahul has been captivated not only by the remarkable consistency of Stephen Curry but also by the enduring legacy of LeBron James. He specializes in covering the live basketball action. When games aren’t on, beyond covering trade rumors and match reports, Shahul actively engages with fan bases, ensuring he is attuned to the ever-changing NBA landscape. His dedication to his craft finds an equal match in his admiration for the storytelling and cinematic brilliance of Quentin Tarantino, David Fincher, and Wes Anderson.

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