Shaqir O’Neal, the Lesser Known Son of Shaquille O’Neal, Followed His Millionaire Half-Brother’s Footsteps to Ink a Six-Figure Deal at Age 18
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Shaquille O’Neal is one of the household names in the NBA. He has six children Taahirah, Myles, Shareef, Amirah, Shaqir, and Me’arah O’Neal. Shareef played for the LSU college basketball team. He is widely popular in the collegiate circuit. Shareef is also reportedly playing for the Lakers in the Summer League. He is usually the more talked about O’Neal amongst his siblings. However, younger brother Shaqir is also no stranger to headlines.
Shaqir is prepping to launch his collaborative clothing line with ‘boohooMAN’. It is also reported that the youngster would strike a six-figure deal with the brand. Shaqir would follow the footsteps of his father and elder brother as he started his career at the young age of 18.
Will Shaqir O’ Neal follow his father Shaquille O’Neal’s financial footsteps
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From a young age, Shaquille O’Neal has taught his children about financial literacy. Currently, Shaq owns 155 Five Guys Burgers locations, 17 Auntie Annie’s Pretzels locations, 150 car washes, 40 24-hour fitness facilities, a shopping mall, a movie theatre, and a number of Las Vegas nightclubs. His portfolio was not always this diverse. O’Neal spent the whole cheque he received for his first million-dollar trading card contract in one day by purchasing luxury vehicles and jewels.
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The Los Angeles Lakers legend Shaq said, “I get a check for a million dollars from a trading card company. In my mind, I thought. I had the million. I forgot about the agent fees, I forgot about FICA, I forgot about state tax and sales tax so I probably netted like $700,000. But I didn’t know that. I thought I had one million.”
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Shaquille O’Neal spent $300,000 on three luxury cars for his parents and himself. On the contrary, his children are far more versed with their finances. Shaqir has committed to Texas Southern University and is likely to follow his father to the NBA.
Post from Shaq's son @ShaqirONeal, a 6'6" shooting guard from GA, on Instagram. Appears he's committed to Texas Southern pic.twitter.com/HDXY7berF4
— Jason Bristol (@JBristolKHOU) May 1, 2021
Shaquille O’Neal was hesitant to let his son play basketball. However, now that Shaqir has shown intent and talent, Shaq puts Shaqir through a rigorous routine.
Shaq said, ”If you listen to me, I can take you where you want to go”. How it will pan out is a question that only Shaqir can answer.
Shaquille O’Neal’s son Shaqir gets creative with his own fashion line
In addition to his basketball aspirations, Shaqir aspires to become well-known in the fashion world as well. His style is complemented by the new line’s assortment of fits and styles. Shaqir has been keen to collaborate with the group in order to unleash his creativity.
Shaqir has joined forces with boohooMAN to achieve his endeavor. Graphic tees, vivid designs, faux leather, and puffer coats are among the items in his line.
Shaquille O'Neal's Son Shaqir Said To Have Inked A Six-Figure Deal With boohooMAN https://t.co/qKKbOk0tdB pic.twitter.com/4Afpvm8YOR
— AfroTech (@AfroTech) November 17, 2021
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In a recent tweet, the world got to see a glimpse of Shaqir’s collection. The young shooting guard is modeling his designs for the online clothing company.
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NOW LIVE: boohooMAN x Shaqir O'Neal Tall Edit. 🥵🦅
Click the link in the bio to check it out. 👉 https://t.co/hzGqBHS7ZI pic.twitter.com/JWxCLhdoWy
— boohooMAN (@boohooMAN) November 16, 2021
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Notably, the clothing business is a sister enterprise of the UK-based retailer that has collaborated on capsule collections with celebrities like Stefflon Don and Zendaya in the past.
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