Shaquille O'Neal surprises teen in need of size 18 shoes

a cbs46 is getting results after a single mother posted a plea on social media about her 13 year old son. Today we are getting star-studded results. Now get this. Her little one wears a

size

18 shoe but she can't afford to buy it. those sneakers you desperately

need

so far cbs46 host Sharon Reed is live from Freedmen's with a very special guest and Sharon, this is the best story of the day, it really is and you should call it famous Freedmen's, because there really aren't that many places . That can dress someone so big. We may not even understand what it's like to have a foot that big and like you said, he's only 13, but I know someone who understands well and knows everything about it.

It's Shaquille O'Neal, who's here. now and Shaq, how are you, I'm talking about yourself, how's the weather up there, it's really hot, he's probably had that the whole time, so listen, we saw this young man's story, Zach, all over social media. , tagged cbs46 and I was like who can help this young man because his struggling single mom just can't afford

shoes

in that

size

. I'm talking about a 13-year-old boy, size 18 and still growing, so I approached you and you said: you know what, I'm going to do one better. I'm going to show up to help when I was eight years old trying to go to prom.

My father contacts a great Popovich from the San Antonio Spurs. Gregg Popovich puts him in touch with a guy named Bruce from Freedmen's in Atlanta. My dad gets on the phone with Bruce says Hi Bruce, it's Shaquille O'Neal Bruce says I'm over your son, this fabulous player wishes LSU the best all those things and I told him you have an 18 cent size of loafers Bruce said I'm sure I have whatever First you have to wait for the price, which is probably around 100 $200. My dad was a Do you have a layaway program? Bruce laughed and said, You know what Sarge.

I like your son. He is a great man. I'll give him the

shoes

if he ever turns pro. just tell him to come back so Bruce gave me a free pair of shoes when he was 18 so I'm going to babysit today because someone did. I'm doing it for the kid but I'm not I've been coming to Friedman's for 30 years with allowance and I'm a disgusting bread, the rest of the kids a family has been taking for 30 years, so everyone in the United States, if they're looking for a size 18 in Go ahead, they're just a place to go as Bruce. at Friedman's in Atlanta at the Google ministry, look for him everywhere he's known around the world, you know, two or three thousand pairs later, this is his best customer here, so we're all excited that everyone's here , Bruce everything.

The family is here and soon Zack and his mom will show up. Zack doesn't know, he doesn't know that he will meet superstar Shaquille O'Neal or that he will receive new shoes. Much more to come. Thomas and Shawn, this is going to be special. we're up for a surprise, okay Sharon, I didn't hear what it is, yeah Sean, Sean and Thomas responded, you know Shaq has been a special correspondent for us before, we love this and Sharon, we

need

to get it a little bit. Any taller you're too short, okay, so for the next one, okay, I'll try to stand on a stool or something, we're not incriminated.

Okay, that's all. I don't think I have my highest pair of heels. I have another thing I want to ask Sharon, because for some of us what's been a really good point is that we don't understand what it's like to have a size 18 shoe, you have a very small foot, is there a size 18? shoe that they can put next to yours to give us a perspective of the difference. I can show you how about this size 22. These are some shoes that Shaq just picked out and said, listen, this is what I want, bring them all back to me.

He bought like 3000 pairs of them, you know him from Freedman, so why stop now? But that's the size, but maybe when we come back, when you guys come back to us, I'd like to put one on and you can see how much it is like sitting in a small. car like a luxury car and much more to come. I want you to know about Bruce too because again it's a family business that pays upfront now Shaq is doing the same thing so we can't wait a second to be here hello Sharon. Ass Shaq, when did he stop growing his foot?

Because these kids are only 13, he's 18, now he's still going to grow, yeah, well, and I asked Shaq, like when you were 13, what shoe size, but they also want to know when you stopped growing. I'm not sure I haven't checked it. I just know that, you know, because the Angels like Bruce, I've been able to have shoes on my feet and you know, the kid, this is what it's like to be a single mom and I understand what she's going through, but man. Jack is here to save today and he will receive ten pairs. I don't know, I'm very needy, but I'm going to take your tender lesson for a long time, that's better than Christmas, isn't it?

But I will find it. I think Bruce likes the stats on Shaq over the years when he was 14 16 18 what size he wore. I promise I'll do some investigative journalism and get back to you with that and we'll get back to you. and Uncle Shaq Aunt Sharon in a little while, okay, there's good stuff out there and check out, doing what he always does best, sherry and that's giving, yeah, he's giving, he's giving all the time, okay, Jim , we will talk to you soon, thank you.