On the Season 8 premiere of Basketball Wives, Shaquille O’Neal’s ex-wife Shaunie O’Neal deals with their 6’9 son Shareef needing to have open heart surgery. During a routine checkup to get cleared to play college basketball at UCLA, the doctors discovered he had a right anomalous coronary artery which grows in the wrong place.
The good news is that Shareef has recovered from the surgery and is taking his recovery seriously. Check out Shareef — who is not suited up — mopping the basketball court.
“What I do on my off days,” the tall teen wrote to accompany his mop up photo. He’s currently playing in the DREW League in Los Angeles, where experienced players hone their skills and stay in shape during the off-season.
[Shaunie wears a dress like this one, $278]
Basketball Wives airs Wednesdays at 8 pm on VH1, right before the new spin-off Tami Ever After. [Watch It Again: Stream VH1 shows anytime — VH1 app is free]
[Related: Shaq’s 6’9″ Son Shareef Told He Can Have Any Car He Wants]
