Shaquille O’Neal, 49, is renowned as one of the best basketball players of all time, but given his large empire, another title that eludes him from time to time among admirers is that of a doting father.
Me’arah, 15, Shaqir, 18, Amirah, 19, Shareef, 21, Myles, 24, and Taahirah, 25, are the six children he shares with two past partners: Me’arah, 15, Shaqir, 18, Amirah, 19, Shareef, 21, Myles, 24, and Taahirah, 25.
The sports analyst has already spoken about his children, revealing details about his tough-love parenting style to PEOPLE in 2015.
“I expect them to do their best,” Shaq said. “My son got a D on a paper one time, and he said he couldn’t find the information. I went off.” The former athlete joked, “I said, ‘Let me tell you something, buddy.
You’ve got Google. You got Bing. What do you mean you can’t find it? When I was your age, I had to go to a neighbor’s house and buy an encyclopedia.’”
“The world is at our fingertips,” he continued. “As adults, we have to help kids realize that.” It might sound tough, but it’s clear the former basketball player loves his children.
Below is everything you should know about Shaq’s six children, most of which whom take after their father and have basketball in their blood.