O'Neal played for the Boston Celtics in the 2010–11 season before retiring. After a season-and-a-half with the Suns, O'Neal was traded to the Cleveland Cavaliers in the 2009–10 season. Midway through the 2007–2008 season he was traded to the Phoenix Suns. Amid tension between O'Neal and Kobe Bryant, O'Neal was traded to the Miami Heat in 2004, and his fourth NBA championship followed in 2006. They won three consecutive championships in 2000, 2001, and 2002. After four years with the Magic, O'Neal signed as a free agent with the Los Angeles Lakers. He quickly became one of the best centers in the league, winning Rookie of the Year in 1992–93 and leading his team to the 1995 NBA Finals. He is a 7-foot-1-inch (2.16 m) and 325-pound (147 kg) center who played for six teams over his 19-year career in the National Basketball Association (NBA) and is a four-time NBA champion.Īfter playing college basketball for the LSU Tigers, O'Neal was drafted by the Orlando Magic with the first overall pick in the 1992 NBA draft. O'Neal is regarded as one of the greatest basketball players and centers of all time.
Shaquille Rashaun O'Neal ( / ʃ ə ˈ k iː l/ shə- KEEL born March 6, 1972), known commonly as " Shaq" ( / ʃ æ k/ SHAK), is an American former professional basketball player who is a sports analyst on the television program Inside the NBA. McDonald's All-American Game Co-MVP ( 1989).USA Basketball Male Athlete of the Year (1994).2× Consensus first-team All-American ( 1991, 1992).Associated Press Player of the Year (1991).