Lakers to retire Shaq’s #34 next season.

Good to see the Buss family, who are always classy, and Shaq both taking the high road. No matter how you slice it, this it great for the NBA. 

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Lakers to retire Shaq’s 34 next season.

O’Neal will be the eighth player in Lakers franchise history to have his jersey retired, joining Wilt Chamberlain (No. 13), Elgin Baylor (No. 22), Gail Goodrich (No. 25), Magic Johnson (No. 32), Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (No. 33), James Worthy (No. 42) and Jerry West (No. 44).

 In the eight seasons he spent in Los Angeles from 1996-2004, the Lakers made the Finals four times, winning three championships, and O’Neal led the league in scoring while being named regular season MVP in 1999-00.

Shaq and the Hulkster

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TNT needs to hire Mitch Kupchak so he can get rid of Shaq again. He’s been horrible on Inside The NBA.

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Hakeem not only taught Shaq some invaluable lessons in the post, he also taught him how to ride a bike. 

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As a Magic fan growing up in Orlando, this photo is just the worst. (Mark)

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Farewell, Big Fella.

These eyes have never seen a better mix of dominating player & entertaining showman. “The Diesel” was a perfect combination of intimidation, brute force, & immovable object on the court, and the athlete fans & peers most wanted to hang out with off of it. During his best playing days, he was a man amongst boys on even the biggest of stages —Finals MVP in 2000, ‘01, & ,’02 as a Laker— and able to break an opponent down physically, mentally, & emotionally.

Shaq was that rare breed of athlete who could dismantle you in any number of ways. Literally demolish you(& the rim) with the ball in his hands? Check. Had players questioning their own abilities, because their was no way around, over, or through him? Check. Use the media to essentially clown his opponents? Check.

Shaq once said, “They don’t make them like me anymore. They don’t want to make them like that anymore”. So true. The “Big Aristotle” won’t be remembered as the best to ever play the game or maybe even the best to ever play his position, but NBA fans will always smile fondly when we recall his legacy. Aside from being remembered as a Hall of Famer & four-time world champion, that might just be what Shaquille O’Neal cares about the most.

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Throwback Ad of the Day: Shaqta Claus

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