Shareef O'Neal is known as “Reef” to his close friends and family. But holler “Reef” on the street or at UCLA, where he is entering his second year, and he’ll usually respond warmly with a gesture or smile.
As he arrives at the Drew League, the country’s premier summer pro-am, George Preciado, the longtime in-game announcer, shows love. "Shoutout to Reef!" he says into the mic as Shareef walks toward the seating area at King Drew Magnet High School.
Shareef nods his head and grabs one of the available courtside seats. He is rocking black oval-framed glasses, a black fitted “LA” hat, an exclusive Campus Drip black hoodie and a pair of ‘90s retro pinstripe Orlando Magic shorts.