Sacramento Kings Sign Shaquille O’Neal’s Son Shareef For Upcoming Season

Shareef, who previously played with G League Ignite, is slated to play for the G League Stockton Kings.

The Sacramento Kings have announced the signing of the son of an NBA Hall of Famer after waiving four other players.

The Kings just lost their last preseason game against the Los Angeles Clippers, 113-91 as they prepared themselves for the start of the NBA season on Oct. 24.

In August while speaking on a podcast, O’Neal mentioned he was working at Reebok with his father after Shaq convinced him to forgo his basketball dreams (He was heading to Australia to resume his career). He brought Shareef on to help with the brand’s rebranding efforts.

“I was getting ready to go to Australia in about late December or January.” He stated that Shaq invited him to Thanksgiving dinner. While they were on a plane ride, Shareef said, “We’re sitting. He’s like, ‘Australia’s far. You know you don’t have to go to Australia.’ And I’m kinda like, ‘Yeah.’ I kind of just wanted to move. I don’t know why, but I was like, ‘Let me just go try something new.’”

Now, he doesn’t have to leave the country to play basketball.

: Shaquille O’Neal Persuaded Son Shareef To Help With Rebranding Reebok