Hall of Famer Shaquille O’Neal has time and again proved that he is as much a dedicated father as he is a dedicated son. The Los Angeles Lakers legend has six children and adores each one of them. Shaq’s eldest son, Myles O’Neal is related to the former NBA superstar through his previous marriage with ex-wife Shaunie. However, Myles is no less than Shaq’s other sons, and the two share a great bond. Therefore, the Big Aristotle had nothing but praises for him in his autobiography.

When Shaquille O’Neal married Shaunie, he already had a daughter, Taahirah, from his previous relationship with Arnetta Yardbourgh. Shaunie too had Myles, from a past relationship, whose surname was later changed to O’Neal after the couple got married. Other than Myles and Taahirah, Shaq and Shaunie have four more kids – Shareef, Shakir, Me’arah, and Amirah.

Shaquille O’Neal expresses his thoughts regarding his eldest son

4x NBA champion Shaquille O’Neal released an autobiography named Shaq Uncut: My Story in 2011. The book chronicled his incredible basketball legacy and his life outside the court. In an excerpt of the book, the 15x NBA All-Star showered his eldest son, Myles O’Neal, with praises calling him a smart child and a great big brother.

He wrote, “Myles is a teenager now. My ex-wife, Shaunie, already had Myles when I met her, but he’s one of mine, as far as I’m concerned. He’s a very smart kid, a reader, a real thinker. He’s been the ultimate big brother to his younger siblings.”

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Fans can surely believe that Myles is an intelligent kid given that the 25-year-old model is a self-made millionaire who bought a Tesla without his dad’s help.

Myles O’Neal does not need his millionaire dad’s money

In an episode of The Big Podcast with Shaq, Shaquille O’Neal revealed that Myles O’Neal paid for his Tesla with the help of his modeling career. The proud father said that Myles didn’t need any money from his millionaire father and looking at his accomplishments, he had no complaints.

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“Look he makes a lot of money modeling, doing what he does. I can’t tell him what to do. You know, he just bought his won Tesla, top of the line Tesla, drives by itself. Did it on his own. No help from daddy. So I ain’t got no complaints, brother,” said Shaq.