Shaquille O'Neal's generosity has been well documented throughout the years, which includes numerous good deeds captured on social media as well as his “Shaqsgiving" and "Shaq-A-Claus" events during the holidays. Now, the Big Diesel wants to leverage his new role as president of basketball at Reebok to give back to excelling students.
In the newest episode of Complex's Full Size Run, guest Jim Jones pitched cohosts Brendan Dunne, Matt Welty, and Trinidad James the idea for Nike to create a program that gives students sneakers for having good grades. Shaq commented on the Instagram post of the episode saying, "Yo jim me allen iverson and reebok will do it, holla at me."
In the segment, Jones highlights Nike's recently introduced online refurbished program, where it started selling used sneakers for a discount. Jones suggests that instead of reselling its sneakers, the brand could instead give them to students who are excelling in classes.
Shaq was named president of Reebok basketball in October, while Iverson was named vice president.
Readers who are interested can watch the latest episode of Full Size Run in its entirety below.
