“Shaq Has to Be Funding”: LSU Stars Olivia Dunne and Angel Reese’s New Amazon Series Sparks Debate Across the Internet

After “name, image and likeness” (NIL) was officially codified into NCAA policy in 2021, not only have college athletes started earning millions but the overall growth has been witnessed in college sports. Stars like Olivia Dunne have garnered millions of followers on Instagram, becoming the face of college sports. To give it a further boost, Amazon Prime has come up with a docuseries that will feature LSU stars including Livvy and basketball player Angel Reese.

Olivia’s net worth is in millions and so is Angle Reese’s. As the docuseries features them among other LSU players, the internet has started speculations around whether NBA legend Shaq O’Neal’s production is behind the series since he is a former LSU’ite as well.

Prime to launch docuseries on LSU athletes including Olivia Dunne

In the latest update on X, Front Office Sports informed fans about Amazon’s docuseries ‘The Money Game’ that will feature LSU athletes including Olivia Dunne, Jayden Daniels, Angle Reese, and Flau’jae Johnson. “Amazon has greenlit ‘The Money Game’ — a new docuseries on the impact of NIL within 2023-24 LSU Athletics“, the post read. It will focus on the revolutionary impact of NIL on college sports with the focus being the 2023/24 LSU athletics.

LSU, which is Louisiana’s top university, is one of the top NCAA and SEC teams. It has won SEC-best 51-team national championships and currently boasts 3 of the top 10 NIL earners including Olivia Dunne, who is the highest-paid college athlete. While The Money Game will be directed by Drea Cooper, a lot of speculation is going around the producers of the series with former LSU basketball player Shaq O’Neal’s name floating around on the internet.

Is Shaq O’Neal’s production company behind The Money Game?

Given Shaq O’Neal’s association with LSU, his production company Jersey Legends is being highly linked with the production crew of The Money Game.

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However, the doubts were soon cleared when Front Office Sports replied. The Money Game will be produced by Campfire Studios, Axios Media, and Shaq’s Jersey Legends which is also a division of Authentic Studios.

But few users were also irked with the main focus being on LSU.

Nonetheless, with social media sensation being the highlight of the series, it is expected to be a hit.

While it’s not known yet when will the series stream, fans, especially LSU fans will be excited to watch it.

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