NBA legend Shaquille O’Neal has a 7th child, a girl, according to reports. Shaq reportedly fathered Shaqirah with an Instagram model named Kay. Not much is known about Kay or her daughter Shaqirah.
In a viral video, Shaq is seen holding a one-year-old child in his arms. He makes the child dance while holding her as she laughs.
The video is from the toddler’s December 2025 birthday party. The Instagram account, which remains private, tags both Shaq and Kay.
In her bio, Kay claims the child is Shaq’s. On Tuesday, Shaq shared a post on his Instagram Story in which he expressed gratitude for his daughter. “My Daughter, My Daughter, the one I thank God for every single day,” he wrote.
The 54-year-old former Lakers superstar has six children with his former partners. He shares four children with ex-wife Shaunie O’neal, including her son, Myles, 27, from a prior relationship.
In addition to the toddler, Shaq is father to three daughters, Amirah, Me’arah, and Taahira. Both Amirah and Me’arah play basketball, while Taahira is a corporate executive.
Shaq’s eldest daughter is Taahirah O’Neal, 31, from a previous relationship. “I have two wonderful women that have given me beautiful, gorgeous children. I have to protect and I have to provide and I have to love for them forever,” he said on an episode of The Pivot Podcast in 2022.
Shaq has previously said his daughters can live at home forever while his sons have to move out at 18 and find jobs.
Fans are speculating that NBA legend Shaquille O’Neal fathered a daughter named Shaqirah with a mysterious woman who reportedly has his name tattooed on her body pic.twitter.com/Wf8n98jhXl
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