Neon — Blue Chips Character Profile

About Neon

High school basketball prospect recruited by Western University. Receives a new car as an illegal inducement. Struggles with below-average grades and is tutored by Pete's ex-wife. Epilogue reveals he drops out of college but eventually plays in the NBA.

Neon — Character Profile

Character Facts

Played by

Shaquille O'Neal

Appears in

Blue Chips (1994)

Role

Protagonist

Relationships (4)

• Neon — Professional Recruiter & Prospect — Happy (J.T. Walsh)

  Happy directly recruits Neon by providing illegal financial inducements.

• Neon — Professional Coach & Star Player — Pete (Nick Nolte)

  Pete relies on Neon's talent to revitalize the struggling Western University program.

• Neon — Alliance Teammate — Butch (Penny Hardaway)

  Neon and Butch play together as star recruits on the same team.

• Neon — Alliance Teammate — Tony (Anthony C. Hall)

  Neon and Tony share the court as teammates competing for Western.

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