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Published: February 07, 2022

Shareef O’Neal’s Heart Month NFT to raise funds for the American Heart Association

Non-fungible token commemorates O’Neal’s own diagnosis

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Shareef O'Neal in the hospital

College basketball star Shareef O’Neal, son of NBA hall of famer Shaquille O'Neal, was preparing to start his basketball career with the University of California Los Angles Bruins when he was diagnosed with a congenital heart defect affecting the coronary artery. Following open-heart surgery in December 2018, the Los Angeles native, spent months in rehabilitation and had to relearn how to walk again.

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Shareef O'Neal in the hospital — Shareef O'Neal in the hospital

College basketball star Shareef O’Neal, son of NBA hall of famer Shaquille O'Neal, was preparing to start his basketball career with the University of California Los Angles Bruins when he was diagnosed with a congenital heart defect affecting the coronary artery. Following open-heart surgery in December 2018, the Los Angeles native, spent months in rehabilitation and had to relearn how to walk again.

News release

Photo provided courtesy of Shareef O’Neal

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Shareef O'Neal walking after surgery

College basketball star Shareef O’Neal, son of NBA hall of famer Shaquille O'Neal, was preparing to start his basketball career with the University of California Los Angles Bruins when he was diagnosed with a congenital heart defect affecting the coronary artery. Following open-heart surgery in December 2018, the Los Angeles native, spent months in rehabilitation and had to relearn how to walk again.

News release

Photo provided courtesy of Shareef O’Neal

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Shareef O'Neal walking after surgery — Shareef O'Neal walking after surgery

College basketball star Shareef O’Neal, son of NBA hall of famer Shaquille O'Neal, was preparing to start his basketball career with the University of California Los Angles Bruins when he was diagnosed with a congenital heart defect affecting the coronary artery. Following open-heart surgery in December 2018, the Los Angeles native, spent months in rehabilitation and had to relearn how to walk again.

News release

Photo provided courtesy of Shareef O’Neal

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Heart and Torch with American Heart Association text.

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