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“It Was Hard for My Dad and I”: Shaquille O’Neal’s Son, Who Makes Upto $5,000,000 in Modelling Career, Sheds Light on the Teething Struggles Over Bonding With His Father

Published 04/27/2023, 2:30 PM EDT

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The game of basketball runs in the veins of the O’Neal family. Shaquille O’Neal has six kids. Shareef O’Neal and Me’Arah O’Neal are young basketball talents. Whereas Shaquille O’Neal’s other son, Myles O’Neal, has decided to create his mark in the world of music. He raised eyebrows when he elaborated on his relationship with his superstar father, Shaquille O’Neal.

Shaquille O’Neal is a known music fanatic. He’s released various musical records of his own. Shaq has also collaborated with celebrated artists like Michael Jackson. Myles has followed in his father’s footsteps and became an established artist. Many would assume Shaq and Myles would have gotten along well in the past. However, that was not the case, according to Myles.

Myles O’Neal opens up about his relationship with Shaq

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Myles O’Neal is an established model and music artist. He has racked up a net worth of five million dollars in his career. He became an outlier inside his family when he chose not to pursue basketball as a career. Talking about his life, he recently opened up about his relationship with his father in an interview with IEDM.

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He said, “Since I do not play basketball like my brothers and sisters, there were times in my life when it was hard for my dad and I to have something to bond over, until he started DJing. I would go on tour with him and music brought us way closer together, as a father-son relationship. Are music fuses us, which makes me appreciate what I do that much more?

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Before he took on music, he had nothing to bond over with his father. His music career acted as a catalyst to enhance his relationship with Shaq. They have gone on tours to several places together. In the interview, he even said he would be open to collaborating with his father. Shaquille O’Neal in the past has shared his excitement over Myle’s work.

Shaq has words for his son on his new project

A few weeks back, Myles launched a project called ‘Superficial’ alongside Hadar Adora. Shaq was pleased with the huge milestone in his son’s career. He said, “Congrats on your first release kid. Love u.” Shaquille O’Neal was certainly proud of his son on his new music project, knowing how difficult it is to pull off such a deed. He has first-hand experience in creating music himself, having collaborated with artists like Snoop Dogg and Biggie in the past. It’ll be interesting to see if the father-son duo will collaborate in the future.

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Aaditya Negi

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Aaditya is an NBA writer at EssentiallySports and has been following the game for a number of years. He is an avid fan of the NBA and follows what’s happening in the league on a daily basis. Having worked as an intern in the sports domain, his passion for writing arose from his fondness for the intricacies of the game.
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Debmallya Chakraborty