Shareef O'Neal, the son of NBA Hall of Famer Shaquille O'Neal, will miss his freshman season on the UCLA basketball team because he requires heart … Shareef O’Neal Says He Received Threats After De-Committing From Arizona Also Watch News Basketball College Basketball Shaquille Oneal Shaq UCLA Surgery ucla bruins Shareef O'Neal Heart Shareef O’Neal, the son of basketball legend Shaquille O’Neal and a freshman at UCLA, will miss his first season because of a heart issue that will require major surgery. A post shared by Shareef O'Neal (@shareefoneal) on Aug 6, 2018 at 12:16pm PDT Shareef sat down with TMZ and revealed that he needs to take some time off from ballin’. After his heart surgery on Dec. 13, Shaquille O’Neal’s son, Shareef, 18, updated everyone with how the operation went. Dec. 13 (UPI) --Shareef O'Neal underwent heart surgery on Thursday to correct an irregularity that forced hiim to meet the 2018 UCLA basketball season.Shaquille O'Neal's son … UCLA freshman Shareef O’Neal will sit out the 2018-19 basketball season because of a heart condition that will require surgery. 2.6m Followers, 644 Following, 280 Posts - See Instagram photos and videos from Shareef O'Neal (@shareefoneal)