How Shaquille O'Neal talked son Shareef out of NBL1

• Shareef O'Neal was in talks to play in NBL1 in Australia
• In Power Moves, Shareef explains how his father Shaquille talked him out of it
• How to watch EVERY NBL1 game LIVE and FREE in 2025

NBA Hall of Famer and four-time NBA champion Shaquille O'Neal talked his son Shareef out of playing in NBL1 in Australia, it has been revealed.

"I got a nice offer from overseas to go and play NBL1 in Australia," Shareef said during the first episode of Power Moves with Shaquille O'Neal.

"I was set on going to Australia and then I hung out with my dad one last time and he kind of changed my mind about going over there being that far away from the family.

"You know, he pitched this idea with Reebok and he said I could have a role in the rebrand and just of a weird time for me to start 'cause I'm also trying to get into the NBA.

"I wanna get into the NBA for my own good but I also want to help with this too."

Shaq told his son: "You know when I took over this Rebook job I definitely had you in mind 'cause I knew was gonna need some help and you're gonna be my help.

"When I became the president of Reebok my first order of business was putting a team together that I trust. So I called Shareef."

Shareef, 25, reportedly reached out to the Diamond Valley Eagles about the prospect of playing Down Under in 2023.

Code reported: "Diamond Valley felt optimistic about their chances of securing O’Neal — however in recent days fellow NBL1 side — the Waverley Falcons have also emerged as a contender."

O'Neal, who won three NBA championships with the Los Angeles Lakers and one with the Miami Heat, is the new president of Reebok in an attempt to "Pump" the shoe brand back up to its heyday of the 1990s.

"My history with Reebok and passion for the brand — plus my knowledge of basketball and basketball culture — make me the most qualified person for the role. Plain and simple," O'Neal said.

"What always stood out to me about Reebok is their belief in me since day one.

"They signed me as a rookie — gave me the biggest endorsement deal they had ever given to anyone at the time; gave me the first signature shoe they’d ever given to an athlete before.

"I can’t tell you what that feeling was like to just have this brand be all in on me before I had even stepped on the pro court. I’ll never forget it."

Shareef played four years of NCAA men's college basketball, the first two for UCLA (2018-20) and his Junior and Senior years at LSU (2020-22), where his father attended in the early 90s.

The 208cm centre was diagnosed with a heart condition in December 2018 that required surgery. Health and injuries impacted the younger O'Neal's college career.

He went undrafted in 2022.

Power Moves with Shaquille O'Neal is streaming on Netflix.