Even before he started playing for the NBA, Los Angeles Lakers legend Shaquille O?Neal holds a deep appreciation and passion for music. Being an artist himself, DJ Diesel has used his acquired fame to promote his work as a DJ and rapper, creating many albums and singles in the process. He’s the only NBA player ever to go platinum with a release. With his wide reach, he has also helped other aspiring artists gain recognition from his audience.

A few hours ago, the 4 time NBA champion took to social media, along with a former Boston Celtics star, to promote a musician whose hit song made waves almost 39 years ago.

Shaquille O’Neal and Kevin Garnett endorse ‘The Queen of Percussion’

Sheila Cecilia Escovedo, more commonly known as Sheila E., is a musician who began her career in the 1970s. Known as the ‘Queen of Percussion’, her music has led to the creation of over 8 studio albums and over 20 singles. Her most famous song, titled ?The Glamorous Life? earned the singer two Grammy Award nominations and three MTV Award nominations.

A few days ago, Sheila took to Instagram to share a video with her followers. She showed how, while at the mall, a hooded figure was playing her 1984 hit song on his JBL speaker. As soon as the camera was pointed towards him, ?The Masked music player? broke into a pose.

As he walked by the singer, he exclaimed ?What?s up Sheila E.?. Surprised that the ?music player? knew her name, she realized that he played the song after recognizing who she was.

The video of the interaction caught the attention of both Shaquille O?Neal and Kevin Garnett.

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After American actor Tywin Turner shared the same video on his Instagram handle, Shaq reposted it on his Instagram story to give his 31.1 million followers a taste of the musician?s talent.

Garnett, on the other hand, reposted the original video on his story and captioned it ?One of my favs.?

Shaq once shared his appreciation for the way Garnett mimicked him

Shaquille O?Neal and Kevin Garnett were able to find this common ground after they were connected in an unusual manner.

Back in June, an Instagram handle titled ?amazehoops? reposted an interview Garnett did with ?All The Smoke? Podcast. During the same, the 2004 NBA MVP mentioned the first time he encountered the 7ft O?Neal, towering over everyone else.

?Shaq was like “What?s up, big fella??? said the Boston Celtics legend, hilariously mimicking the Lakers player?s speaking style. ??Is your mama good, you good, everybody good???. The Big Ticket?did say at the end that he considered Shaq to be ?good people?.

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The clip didn?t evade the quick eyes of Big Diesel, who found it and reshared it on his Instagram story.