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Shaquille O?Neal and his social media game, in terms of Gen-Z standards, is on point. His posts are a combination of hilarious, wholesome, and viral content. Even his sponsored posts are hard to miss because they seem so true to who Shaq is as an individual.? Most recently, Shaq took to Instagram to promote an item that made the internet go ?aww?.

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Shaq?s new post was an advertisement for Epson?s FastFoto scanner. The 30-second commercial starred Shaq himself and his mother Lucille O?Neal. The post is captioned, ?The holidays are almost here! I can?t think of a better way to celebrate than sharing family photos with the Epson #FastFoto scanner.??

Shaquille O?Neal and his new commercial?

The commercial begins with Mama Lucille O?Neal summoning Shaq down to the hall. Pointing at a childhood photo of Shaq, she says, ?Look how cute you were ”. Shaq cheekily replies with a one-liner, ?I am still cute?. After narrating details of the product, Mama O?Neal picks a childhood picture. She enthusiastically says, ?Baby Shaquille?s gone viral.??

A bunch of Shaq?s 27.5 million followers couldn?t resist commenting about their feelings on the post. The fans showered the latest post with nothing but love. Fans were surprised with how young Shaq’s mom looked and said:-

?Shaq Look Older Than His Mama! Real Queen?

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The post was filled with endearing comments and the red heart emojis for the mother-son duo.

‘Content i didn?t know i needed lol’
?god bless mama O?Neal?
‘aww mama O’Neal’

One user referred to the Baby Shark song and said –

?Baby Shaq Dudu..Dudu..baby Shaq.??

Here are some more comments

?so cute?
‘Making money with your moms is priceless’

It is safe to say that the internet loved this commercial.?

The mother-son pregame ritual?

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In an interview with Sheinelle Jones, Lucille O?Neal once spoke about a ritual she had with Shaq before each game. She said, ?By the time he got to the NBA, we had a ritual. I would give him bubblegum and then I?d give him a kiss and say ?play your game?.??

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It is always heartwarming for fans to see Shaq interact with his mother. The interactions between the mother-son duo have always been heartening. This was seen during match days, in interviews, and now in Epson?s new commercial.?

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While to the world he is Shaq, Lucille O?Neal always addresses her son as Shaquille. She says, ?Shaq is his stage name. He is Shaquille to me.??The purity of the mother-son duo is just heartwarming. Shaq’s love for his mother just relates to us all and makes us appreciate every ounce of wholesomeness in the big man.