Shareef Rashaun O’Neal was born in 2000. He is Shaq’s oldest biological son with his ex-wife Shaunie. He’s following in his dad’s footsteps and is an avid basketball player. He started his college career at UCLA and was redshirted his first year. He ended up transferring to LSU, and after he graduated in 2022, he signed with the NBA G League Ignite as a veteran player.

However, he didn’t always want to play basketball. When he was younger, Shareef preferred skateboarding, and he still struggles with being compared to his famous father. He told the Las Vegas Review Journal in 2017, «They’re always going to say I’m not as good as him,» but he’s used the criticisms to improve his game.