Mirroring Music Icons John Legend, 37YO Rapper, and More, Shaquille O?Neal Channels Alternate Avatar on Sin City Stage

Even NBA athletes can turn fanboys for certain mainstream celebrities. While he’s a bona fide celebrity himself now, Shaquille O’Neal remains in awe of some all-time legends. During his fundraising gala, the big man had a ton of stars lined up to perform. As a result, the entire night became a magical affair that even had the 7-footer mesmerized.

While John Legend had him singing along backstage, another one literally made him sing on stage. All-in-all, a truly epic night came to be thanks to the generosity of the Los Angeles Lakers legend.

Shaquille O’Neal returns to his singing form

The Shaq Foundation has been a major source of the 4-time Champion staying in touch with his philanthropic ways. One of their biggest yearly traditions is The Event, an annual fundraising gala, now in its third year. This time around, the star-studded lineup had a host of major names in attendance. Apart from the aforementioned John, DJ Pee Wee, Jennifer Hudson, and others were ready to wow the audiences that had already been privy to a comedy set by John McHale.

Two such audience members, Paki Bomani and Daryl Phillips, took to posting highlights from the extravagant affair. However, it was Shaquille O’Neal singing his heart out that caught everyone’s attention.

DJ Pee Wee is a moniker of Anderson .Paak. The 37-year-old made sure to have DJ Diesel serenade the audience with his vocal talents.

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In a splitting image of Diesel, the event was a perfect mix of music and generosity. Even O’Neal made a $70,000 contribution towards the building of a facility in Las Vegas.

But, there was another name ready to wow the crowd. One, that got a special mention from the former Miami Heat champion.

Tonight,?Shaq’s inner fanboy comes to life

Even though backstage, Shaq couldn’t help but post a video of the, um,?legendary?John Legend in action.

As the entire crowd was spellbound, the former MVP was among those entranced by Legend’s talents. While the first Black EGOT winner sang the verses to?Tonight,?Shaq was capturing the entire thing.

Then, the big man took it a step further, flipping the camera around and showing himself mouthing off the lyrics in sync. All-in-all, the entire event was a rousing success, and was able to achieve everything it set out for.

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