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Shaquille O’Neal may be an intimidating presence on the court, but he’s a completely different person at home. Considering his family has plenty of space and liberty to pull pranks on the 7-feet-tall basketball superstar. He is quite close to all of his six kids and takes their education very seriously. Given the Los Angeles Lakers legend’s fun personality, it is no surprise that his children can obviously take a dig at their old man.

In a recent video, Myles O’Neal, one of the sons of the Lakers legend, played a funny prank on his father. Making him and all the other people around him laugh uncontrollably. Even UFC star Kamaru Usman seemed to like the post. The hilarious video ended up garnering attention from all around the world.

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Son Myles plays a prank on Shaquille O’Neal

Shaquille O’Neal recently posted a video on his Instagram with his son playing a prank on him. Myles decided to take advantage of his father sleeping soundly on his private jet. Therefore, he decided to feed him one of his favorite snacks, Cheetos, without his knowledge.

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Myles went on to stick pieces of Cheetos all over his father’s face while the camera was recording. Even going on to stick a few pieces in his nostrils. The Cameraperson woke up the giant only for him to cuss all the people involved in the prank, invoking a hearty laugh. Even UFC star Kamaru Usman enjoyed it as he liked the video. Usman shares a good relationship with the Big man. The UFC champ once wished the Los Angeles Lakers superstar on his 50th Birthday.

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Just for things like this, the four-time NBA Champion’s Instagram and social media handles are a sight to see. He is funny, and entertaining and also has tons of genuinely good products that he might be endorsing. Shaquille O’Neal has one of the most popular social media presences because of his goofiness which comes from a place of self-awareness. His popularity transcends basketball as he comes off as a guy who would be fun to hang out with, regardless of his profession.

O’Neal and his kids

The Lakers no. 34, although tough with his kids, seems to have a very fun time with them as they grow up. He has previously mentioned how precious the birth of his firstborn was. The four-time NBA Champion has mentioned in the past his different ways of treating his kids. From forcing them to have three degrees as a condition to partake in his fortune, to telling his sons to move out once they’re 18.

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He also discourages all six of them to want to join Basketball as it won’t be a good decision. They are given the freedom by their father to choose a different path than their father.