NBA legend Shaquille ‘Shaq’ O’Neal has prompted outrage by apparently posting an Instagram photo which mocked a man with a rare genetic condition.
Jahmel Binion, whose ectodermal dysplasia hinders his ability to grow teeth and hair, was dumbfounded when thousands of internet users imitated and mocked a selfie he took.
They included Shaq, who has now apparently deleted the Instagram photo – which said ‘SMILE TODAY’ – and uploaded one comparing himself to the cartoon ogre Shrek.
But the move was too late to stop a storm of comments from many of Shaq’s 500,000 followers on Instagram and 8.3million on Twitter.
