The Lakers are doing all they can to bring the championship trophy back to Los Angeles. The team just announced they signed Shareef O’neal and Scotty Pippen, Jr., the sons of NBA legends—Shaquille O’neal and Scottie Pippen.
Both Shareef and Scotty, Jr. signed contracts with the Purple and Gold on Thursday night … after not being drafted in the NBA’s annual two-round selection event.
According to reports, O’Neal signed on to play for the Lakers on their NBA Summer League squad. Pippen Jr., meanwhile, signed a two-way deal, meaning he’ll also play on the summer roster with O’Neal, but will then have a good shot of getting on the actual regular-season squad.
Both sons shared their excitement about the news on social media.
Shareef shared photos in his story, including photos of when he was a child in a Laker’s jersey.
Scotty shared a post on Instagram about the big moment.
Scottie Pippen took to social media to share how proud he is of his son.
Shaq hasn’t commented on his son’s latest accomplishment yet.
Shareef—who played his college ball at both UCLA and LSU — is a 6-foot-10, 225-pound big man who can stretch the floor. Scotty—a star at Vanderbilt the past three years — is a 6-foot-3 guard who averaged 20.4 points per game in his final collegiate season.
Summer league officially kicks off in about two weeks.
