Sacramento State Continues Boosting NIL Notoriety After Shaquille O'Neal Becomes GM

There was some bombshell news broken by Shams Charania of ESPN that reported Shaquille O'Neal is set to take over as the general manager of Sacramento State's basketball program. This follows the seemingly growing trend of professional athletes taking on these types of roles, starting with Stephen Curry becoming the first active player to step into an administrative role by becoming the assistant general manager of Davidson's basketball program, followed by Trae Young doing the same at Oklahoma and NFL edge rusher Maxx Crosby becoming the assistant general manager for the Eastern Michigan football program. However, O'Neal is set to take on the full GM role with Sacramento State. Charania reported that this will be a voluntary role for the basketball legend, and it stems from his son, Shaqir O'Neal, being on the team. Recently, Sacramento State named former NBA star Mike Bibby as its next head coach, a hire that brought more attention to one of the school's athletic programs. The Hornets previously tried to h