Even LeBron James Thinks Shaq’s Son Shaqir Is “Tuff”

LeBron James managed to generate quite a lot of attention from the basketball community by promoting Shaqir O’Neal on social media. As the majority of NBA fans should be aware, King James is a 4x NBA champion currently playing for the Los Angeles Lakers and widely recognized as one of the greatest players of all time.

Another NBA player who has a claim to being one of the greatest ever is Shaquille O’Neal. Although Shaq is no longer in the league, his son Shaqir is trying to follow in the footsteps of his father’s legacy and become a professional basketball player himself. Now that the context has been provided, a closer look at the situation is certainly required.

LeBron James dedicates an Instagram story to Shaqir O’Neal

One could make an argument that LeBron James is also the most influential player in NBA history. King James has a massive fan following on social media. When LeBron posts about or shares something, it generates a tremendous amount of attention and interest from his fanbase. Therefore, a lot of fans noticed when King James shared a story promoting Shaqir.

While not much information is available about the relationship between LeBron and Shaqir, it would be fair to say that they know each other to a fair extent given James was once teammates with Shaquille O’Neal.

Shaqir is currently playing college basketball for the Texas Southern Tigers and is averaging 2.1 points, 1.9 rebounds, and 0.4 assists. Since these numbers aren’t too impressive, some fans might be questioning why LeBron dedicated an Instagram story to Shaqir in the first place.

Shaqir has a current NIL value of $812,000

Since Shaqir’s exact abilities and talent on the court are a matter of subjectivity and opinion, there is no reason to question King James for merely showing support or promoting the young basketball star. However, there is no denying that Shaqir’s last time has gone a long way in ensuring a fair amount of success already.

According to several reports, Shaqir’s NIL (Name, Image, Likeliness) deal is estimated to be valued at around $812,000. After all, just sharing his father’s last name will go a long way in drawing attention from fans, selling tickets for games, merchandise, and so on.

In any case, it is good to see that King James is showing support to other young basketball players and wishes for their success. Fans are left wondering if Shaqir will be good enough to make it to the NBA in the near future.