Even though he is no longer a Laker, Shaquille O'Neal didn't let that stop him from handing out presents to 250 kids in South Los Angeles.

O'Neal and his Miami teammate Damon Jones spent several hours on Friday morning handing out gifts at the Challengers Boys & Girls Club. "I'm glad to be back here. I miss everybody," O'Neal told reporters. "These kids are the future."

Miami Heat will play against Los Angeles Lakers in a Christmas Day matchup which will mark O'Neal's long anticipated return to the town in which he played for eight seasons. "Hopefully I'll get a great reception (from the crowd)," O'Neal said. "But who knows what's going to happen."