“Turn Me Up Bryce James!”: Boasting of 900,000 Followers, Shaquille O’Neal’s Son Shaqir Uses IG to Show Support to LeBron James’ Son Joining New School

LeBron James and his family have a lot going on right now. The King, who has shared doubts about his basketball future was spotted alongside Savannah James at Louis Vuitton’s Spring 2024 Menswear show. Bronny James is preparing to dawn his new threads as a member of the USC Trojans. And, Bryce James recently learned that he is ranked 82nd in the class of 2025. A huge accomplishment for the youngest son of the James family who recently started at his new school, Campbell Hall. Here, Bryce has been balling out, and with his first set of highlights with his new team out, Shaqir O’Neal has shouted him out to his 900,00 followers on Instagram.

Shaquille O’Neal and LeBron are good friends and the same goes for their children. Seeing as most of them are around the same age, the James and O’Neal kids get along well. And, Shaqir’s most recent story is a perfect example of their close friendship.

Shaqir O’Neal hypes up LeBron James’ son Bryce James on Instagram

Bryce James has just started at his new high school, Campbell Hall, and he is hooping. As he is the son of LeBron James, hopes for Bryce are high. And, so far he has not failed to impress in his new colors.

In fact, he has received quite a few plaudits recently. In addition to having some reputed analysts praise his game, he has received the same from some of his contemporaries as well. Besides the usual suspects which include his family, Shaqir O’Neal has also been hyping him up on social media.

The son of NBA legend Shaquille O’Neal, Shaqir and Bryce are good friends, much like their parents. And, it looks like Shaqir has acknowledged his friend’s skills by sharing Bryce’s first-ever highlight in a Campbell Hall jersey on his Instagram story.

He wrote:

“Turn me up Bryce”

Shaqir O’Neal puts out a story for Bryce James balling at Campbell High pic.twitter.com/ncgFR4E5rh

— What are NBA Celebs Upto? (@NBACelebsUpdate) June 24, 2023

 

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It’s great to see Shaq’s son show support for Bryce James. After all, the O’Neals and the Jameses go way back and even played together in LeBron’s driveway back in 2019.

Shaquille O’Neal’s and LeBron James’ kids had great fun shooting hoops in The King’s driveway

LeBron James and Shaquille O’Neal go way back. The two teamed up during The King’s first stint with the Cleveland Cavaliers and have been good friends ever since. The same goes for their children who are quite close and have hung out on several occasions. In fact, back in 2019, Shaqir O’Neal and his brother Shareef were filmed hooping with Bronny James in LeBron’s driveway.

 

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Both Shaq and LeBron’s kids have NBA aspirations and seeing how great they are on the court and the camaraderie they share, it would be amazing to see them team up in the big leagues.