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Shaquille O’Neal Reveals the First Thing He Told Angel Reese After the WNBA Draft: “I Told Her I Was Proud of Her”

Shaquille O'Neal tells PEOPLE exclusively what he told Angel Reese after she was selected in the 2024 WNBA Draft

"I am described as Angel's understandable ear," O'Neal tells PEOPLE exclusively of Reese. In the last year, he has become a mentor to Reese, who rose to fame during LSU's championship run in the 2023 March Madness tournament. On March 4, O'Neal and Reese shared a special moment together when the NBA icon escorted the NCAA player and her mother (also named Angel) from the locker room onto the court at his alma mater LSU, for Reese's senior day celebration.

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