Shaquille O’Neal’s mother Lucile and Stephen Curry’s mother Sonya revealed the teaser of Raising Fame which captured some emotional moments. This one-of-a-kind show which is set to star on ET on TV One soon features the parents of a few superstars, who share the story about raising exceptional talents. One of the guests for the show was none other than Los Angeles Lakers icon Magic Johnson, who was left teary-eyed after seeing an emotional video. 

This unique idea for a show from Sonya Curry and Lucile O’Neal references from podcast, Raising Fame: Sports Edition. Taking on a unique form, the present show sets out to learn the perspective of the parents of a superstar, to delve deep into the childhood of famous icons while enjoying a meal. Surprisingly, Magic Johnson stars in it, but mostly not just as a parent.

In the teaser, Johnson was seen listening to a recorded video from his mother Christine Johnson. “He said, ‘You taught me never to run from a problem,’ ”, told Johnson’s mother, and the 3x Lakers champion couldn’t control his tears. There was not much information from Johnson’s segment with the mothers of Shaquille O’Neal and Stephen Curry because this was just a teaser. The show is set to start on ET on TV One on July 7. 

Johnson’s tears caught plenty attention, but the talk wouldn’t stop there. The awaited show is set to feature numerous other parents of notable superstars from the league. Here’s a look. 

Sonya Curry and Lucile O’Neal managed to pull notable figures from the industry

In this show, starting on July 7, the audience gets to see a few famous icons like Danielle Brooks, late actor Chadwick Boseman, American singers Fantasia, and John Legend. Quite a variety of combinations, isn’t it? However, if you are strictly a fan of basketball, do not forget to tune into the episode in which Kevin Durant’s mother Wanda will be starring. 

Wanda shared in the teaser, “My job was hard because I had two young men that I had to raise“.  KD has previously revealed the challenges his mother went through during his childhood in his 2014 MVP speech. In Raising Fame, we will get to hear it directly from Wanda Durant. From the teaser, Sonya Curry and Lucile O’Neal will likely have their own segments as well. 

“We want to get out a lot of the stories about raising so many such exceptional young men and women,” Lucille said in the trailer. The podcast, the show is based on, was hosted by Sonya and Dell Curry. It featured a similar format, interviewing only sports stars and ran until 2020. As it adorns growth today, let’s hold our horses till July 7 to witness the ride Lucile O’Neal and Sony Curry have created.