NBA legend Shaquille O’Neal, once a dominant force on the court, recently took to drone shooting and bantering with his daughter, Taahirah. Instead of analyzing the game, Shaq became the subject of the analysis – his oldest daughter documented their “Take Your Daughter to Work Day” at TNT with a hilarious Reel on Instagram.
The caption reads, “Who doesn’t love take your daughter to work day? Voiceover by @shaq The video is filled with laughter every minute of the way, from Shaq’s Atlanta mansion to TNT’s bustling offices. Comedian Shaq explains his mission with playful exaggeration: “A lot of babies don’t know what we’re doing.” So his 27-year-old “baby” Tahira became a VIP in the NBA analytics world.
But this Shaq is far from his onscreen persona. He’s a nerdy father who drops his drone during the day and hangs out with his daughter during commercial breaks. Of course, there are hints of the familiar analyst in him: playfully mocking Charles Barkley (“I won’t say what the hell I said”) and laughing at himself for not watching the game at work.
The video ends with Shaq’s impassioned advice: “Bring your kids to work! Even if they’re a little ‘obnoxious,'” Tahira jokingly wrote on her social media.
Tahira, a successful communications analyst at PepsiCo, clearly cherishes her time with the hunk of a father, even if it means putting up with his “unpleasant singing” on the drive home.
The “Take Your Daughter to Work Day” event was not only a fun experience for Tahira, but also a window into an interesting father-daughter relationship, proving that even NBA superstar Shaq can be “overpowered” by his own daughter and a well-crafted drone.