During his time in the NBA, Shaquille O’Neal was beyond dominant. Standing at 7ft 1”, with all the muscle in the world on him, the big man could overpower any opponent. In fact, his strength showed itself a long time before he even got to the league, as he had been known to rip down rims while dunking, from a very young age. And if his recent Instagram story is any indication, Shaq’s son, Shaqir O’Neal, is starting to get there too.
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The 20-year-old has struggled to keep his NBA hopes alive so far, getting only 7 minutes per contest. Hix averages are 1.3 points, 0.9 rebounds, and 0.6 assists per game.
Admittedly, those numbers aren’t great at all. However, there does seem to be progress here. The young man recently put up an Instagram story, asking for someone to fix his rim for $5, despite having a net worth in millions as per Famous Birthdays.
At a young age, the 20 years old has managed to make a net worth of $5 million with the help of 900k followers he has on his Instagram and the popularity he inherits from his father.
Shaqir O’Neal may finally be tearing down rims like his father Shaquille O’Neal
Shaqir O’Neal has been working out quite a bit to become a better prospect over the last few years. And as you’d expect, that also includes working out at home. Unfortunately for Shaqir, certain things went wrong for him recently. So, he asked his followers for help on Instagram. And as you can see in the tweet by @tragicpatek below, he was willing to offer $5 for it.
Looks like Shaqir needs $5 for a new hoop pic.twitter.com/kQEFbj5aUx
— tragicpatek (@tragicpatek) June 25, 2023
Shaqir O’Neal stands at a relatively meager 6ft 7” when compared to Shaq’s 7ft 1”. However, if he has gotten to the point where he can rip down rims with his strength, he may be further along in his NBA journey than anyone expects.
Shaqir’s elder brother, Shareef currently plays for NBA G League Ignite in the G League. Perhaps the future holds very exciting things for Shaquille O’Neal’s son.
Shaq’s daughter, Me’arah O’Neal is an incredible athlete too
Oftentimes, Shaquille O’Neal’s daughters don’t get much attention from fans at all. However, as it turns out, Me’Arah O’Neal, Shaq’s 17-year-old daughter, may just be the best hooper in the family. And on one occasion, Shareef couldn’t help but gush all about it.
Me’Arah is the youngest child of Shaq, followed by Shaqir who is 20 years old.
