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Shareef O'Neal, son of basketball Hall of Fame member Shaquille O'Neal, will play for the Los Angeles Lakers in the NBA Summer League.

Shareef O'Neal

Position:PFAge:22Height:207 cmWeight:100 kgBirth place:Los Angeles, United States of AmericaProfileNewsStatistics

The elder O'Neal won three NBA championships with the Lakers (2000-02).

A 6-foot-10 forward, Shareef O'Neal wasn't selected in Thursday night's NBA draft. He worked out with multiple teams, including the Lakers, in the pre-draft process.

He started his college career at UCLA in 2018-19 and redshirted because of a heart condition. He played part of the 2019-20 season for the Bruins, then transferred to LSU the following year.

In the 2021-22 season, O'Neal averaged 2.9 points and 2.1 rebounds in 14 games, averaging 9.2 minutes.

In 37 games (no starts) over one season with UCLA and two at LSU, he scored a total of 97 points and had 112 rebounds, 13 blocks and four assists.

In a pre-draft chat with reporters, Shareef O'Neal said he and his father disagreed about his basketball future.

"He didn't want me to do this (enter the draft), and I know he probably doesn't want me saying this, but sorry. We're both grown, we'll get past it," the 22-year-old O'Neal said

"I know he's an NBA legend, I know he's my dad, but it was right in front of me, I had to go get it. So, if he likes it or not, it's not really going to stop me from doing what I want to do."

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