NBA legend Shaquille O’Neal comes from a family with a dedicated military background. He often gives the credit for his success to his veteran father Phillip A. Harrison who constantly disciplined Shaq to stay on the right path. Harrison was a sergeant in the military and O’Neal grew up playing basketball on military bases. Therefore, the four-time NBA champ has a deeply rooted bond with the armed forces. He holds a lot of respect for what they do for their country.

Recently, Shaquille O’Neal and the NBA world gave a tribute to a military veteran after he stunned the fans with his amazing skills on the basketball court on the occasion of Veterans Day.

Shaquille O’Neal gives veteran a shoutout after incredible dunk

Shaq recently shared a reel on his official Instagram account. The video featured a veteran dressed up in military uniform and army boots making a slam dunk on the occasion of Veterans Day. The powerful dunk from the veteran left the massive crowd cheering loudly.

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Shaquille O’Neal shared the reel to acknowledge his love for the military and salute the military veteran’s unbelievable basketball skills. The video was shared on the page @dunkademics, which the Los Angeles Lakers legend shared on his stories later on. The caption of the video read, “A windmill in fatigues and army boots! @slamcambam Happy Veteran’s Day!”

The NBA world seemed to be impressed by the video as they showed their support for the military veterans who put their life on the line for the country’s safety. One of the fans @chris-mclendon commented, “Salute!”

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The video featured veteran and former Harlem Globetrotters member SlamCamBam. Here are some of the reactions from the fans.

“Thank you for all your sacrifices. Thank you for keeping our country and family safe.”

“To all Veterans.”

“Love you all.”

Notably, NBA photographer Cassy Athena wrote, “I remember this in person! So cold @slamcambam.”

“I see you my guy.”

“My old troop doing his thang!!”

“@slamcambam I’m still in shock you did this in full uniform bro, like how.”

“Must be an airborne ranger.”

“This man is naturally talented. No way around it.”

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Thus, fans seemed to be thrilled by the veteran’s crazy dunk in complete uniform and Shaquille O’Neal acknowledged his efforts.