“Oh! You hit me with my own commercial.” Despite having a no-gift policy, Shaquille O’Neal received a free shout-out from the TNT crew on his birthday. And they just had to play his own personalized Shaq-in-the-Box birthday song. To add to his frustration, his best friend Charles Barkley sang an off-key birthday song. However, it seems his kids made up for the bad singing with a small celebration at home.
Taahirah O’Neal, his daughter shared multiple Instagram stories of the celebration. The story featured an exciting birthday with multiple ‘Happy Birthday‘ banners and balloons. In the next story, Shaquille O’Neal was smiling from ear to ear while lighting up a sparkling 53-numbered candle on his cake. he cut a small size chocolate cake with the message of ‘Happy Birthday Shaquille,’ simple yet sweet. Shaq’a eldest daughter add the song Lovely Day by Bill Withers.
It’s safe to assume that his 28-year-old daughter made all the arrangements for Shaq’s birthday. In the next story, she playfully trolled her dad’s his nonchalant attitude, asking, “Excuse me? Can you smile or something?” But Shaq staying true to his sassy self, simply shut his eyes and ignored her.
Taahirah O’Neal is Shaq’s first-born, with former partner Arnetta Yardbourgh. After seeing her daughter’s wish being unfulfilled, Yardbourgh humorously trolled the situation. “This is what I deal with on the daily.” The eldest child of the O’Neal also helped in the celebration of the matriarch of the family, to celebrate her Grandmother, Lucille’s 70th birthday. 25 members of their family came in to surprise Shaquille O’Neal’s mom.
Kids continue to celebrate Shaquille O’Neal on his special day
During the TNT Tuesday show, host Adam Lefkoe, hinted and asked O’Neal if he had any big birthday plans. But Diesel just with “Nope, nothing.” Well, we see from Taahirah’s stories that while it was low-key, it was a celebration alright. O’Neal children and family didn’t hold back, making big splash on social media with sweet birthday wishes.
ATLANTA, GA – NOVEMBER 14: Taahirah O’Neal and Shaquille O’Neal attend HBO Premiere For Four-Part Documentary “SHAQ” at Illuminarium on November 14, 2022 in Atlanta, Georgia.(Photo by Prince Williams/Wireimage)
While Taahirah dedicated an entire series of Instagram stories to her dad featuring the decoration and a silly jab. Meanwhile, his youngest son, Shaqir O’Neal wished him saying, “Happy B-DAY twin!” Adding on, Shaq’s eldest son, Shareef O’Neal shared a snap from the courtside of him and the 4x NBA champion. And he expressed his love for his legendary dad, “Happy birthday, Pops! Love you, big dawg .” Even the youngest daughter, Me’Arah O’Neal, who’s also a Gators player, added, “Happy birthday pops i love you.”
The clip shared was emotional, with the Lakers’ legend surprising his daughter at a Florida Gators game. So, the TNT crew might have used old videos and off-synced Chuck to honor Shaq. But his kids did not take that route and made emotional messages to celebrate the NBA icon. This truly shows the tightknit bond his family shares, what did you think of the celebration?
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