Quincy Olivari recalls Shaquille O'Neal giving him 'uncle' pass in childhood (Credit: Shaquille O'Neal, Quincy Olivari/Instagram)
LA Lakers’ two-way player Quincy Olivari looked back when he got on a phone call with Lakers legend Shaquille O’Neal. Olivari, who has become a crowd favorite in Lakers games, recalled a childhood moment when his mother, a professional cake maker, told him to call O’Neal “Uncle Shaq.”
Olivari said that he was still in middle school when the moment happened as his mother delivered a cake to the "Inside the NBA" crew, including Shaq. The four-time NBA champion, who celebrated his birthday when Quincy’s mother delivered cakes, was also game enough to follow the request, creating an unforgettable moment for the young Olivari.
“My mom used to do cakes for entertainers in Atlanta…She used to do the cakes for the Inside the NBA crew and it was Shaq’s birthday. I remember I was at home doing math homework with my dad, and my mom called the house, and my dad picked it up. He told me there was somebody who want to talk to me,” the 23-year-old Olivari recalled.
