Shaquille O'Neal Lets Kids Rescue Him from 'Drowning' in a Pool During Hawaii Vacation — Watch

Shaquille O'Neal just got a helping hand from some vacationing children — and the sweet moment was caught on camera.

The 51-year-old retired NBA player was on vacation in Hawaii last weekend, and apparently used his free time on July 15 to entertain others. In a clip posted on TikTok by Daniel Chavez, O'Neal can be heard telling the gathered kids, "I'm drowning," before plopping into the water. The group then helps support a floating O'Neal. In a second video, O'Neal high-fived all the kids after the rescue mission.

According to tags on Chavez's social media, the videos were taken at a resort on the island of Kaua'i in Hawaii.

Chavez also posted a photo posing with O'Neal in the lobby of their hotel, and told fans in the comments of his original TikTok video that the former athlete "was actually so cool." He added in response to another TikTok commenter, "He's mad humble."

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Chavez additionally posted a video talking about seeing O'Neal, and said the Inside the NBA host was at the hotel with his family. He filmed the video because he thought fans of the former athlete would "love to see this side of him."

"He was such a humble and sweet guy," Chavez reiterated when reached by PEOPLE. "After 'being saved by the kids,' he was handing out high fives to the kids. . . . I talked to him for a little bit about his music and he said he gets his inspiration from concerts he goes to and from his own kids. I gave him a fist bump and let him hang out with the rest of his family. "

According to a promotional flyer, O'Neal was in Hawaii to perform as part of his tour as DJ Diesel, with a show scheduled for July 14 in Honolulu. Chavez also said he saw O'Neal perform at their shared hotel. He told PEOPLE that during the concert, O'Neal "let a ton of the kids on the stage."

O'Neal is frequently in the news for his generosity, often lending a helping hand to fans in need. Back in April, O'Neal reached out to a 14-year-old who was struggling to find shoes to fit his size 23 feet. Rebecca Kilburn, the mother of the 6 feet, 10 inches tall Michigan teen named Eric Kliburn, wrote on Facebook that O'Neal and Reebok "reached out saying that they would like to help Eric be more comfortable while he is waiting for his custom shoes, and that they had a few pairs of 22s made for Shaq in their inventory that they would like to send to Eric."