Monday, January 12th, 2009 at 11:00 am  |  166 responses

Shaq Chooses Where He Wants His Jersey Retired

by Marcel Mutoni

Shaquile O’Neal, the self-proclaimed Most Dominant Ever, has left an indelible mark on four NBA franchises over the course of his career. But there’s really only one League venue where he’d like to be forever remembered.

Pressed to choose the one arena where he’d most like to see his jersey hung up near the rafters, Shaq picked L.A.

From ESPN:

“Hopefully it’ll be here,” he said, walking through the hallway in Staples Center. “I was part of the greatest one-two punch in Laker history. Hopefully they still remember that.”

“In a perfect world, I have four teams, I’d be the first guy standing there with all four jerseys, number retired in all four places. It’s not something I really think about. If I had my first wish, it would be here. Because when I first came here, I made the statement I would love to have my name next to Kareem and those greats.”

There’s no need to rehash the drama that took place between Shaq and members of the Laker organization here, but needless to say, it’ll take some fence-mending before this jersey-hanging takes place. Which, all told, is pretty incredible, considering the guy did play a huge role in bringing three titles to the team.

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  • donlaker

    as far as orlando ask lil penny if big cactus should be there… and ask pat riley if they should hang shaq up (gift title from avery /dirk/and cuban) and phil jackson is laughing somewhere in a hotel room
    rambis and cooper should be hung up before, shaq is even considered shaq hated l.a when he left and how does my jersey taste /benadict arnold
    pay me my money or the yard won’t be guarded
    and get surgery on your toe on company time.
    i sold both your jerseys i dont want them in my collection anymore shaq is waq

  • http://allday-fadeaway.blogspot.com nbk

    someone seems frustrated wow

  • http://www.lkz.ch Darksaber

    not as much as you, nbk-peabrain. Don’t you bother about what i’m talking about, just keep on writing your dimwit views on B-ball in 30 comments per post or more. That monologue suits you just fine, playa.

  • http://allday-fadeaway.blogspot.com nbk

    does anybody know what not as much as you meant? and i’ll post as much as i want, for someone who has dimwit views i havent had anybody disagree with me in a few days. Nobody even says anything when you post because nobody knows what your talking about.

  • donlaker

    nbk and darksaber should just take it to the court , you can only play in shaq’s $25 shoes and the winner gets 4 fatburgers (i saw shaq eat 4 in 10 min in 2004 at all star weekend)now if his jersey is in a fatburger hanging from the wall that would be pretty cool

  • http://allday-fadeaway.blogspot.com nbk

    i would trash darksaber especially in some shaq shoes

  • http://www.triplejunearthed.com/dacre Dacre

    I think watching nbk play basketball would be amusing actually. In any kind of footwear.

  • http://www.triplejunearthed.com/dacre Dacre

    I’m thinking that nbk would argue with referees durng the game, you know those whiny comments like…”over the back ref!?!?” [when he gets outjumped for a rebound], or “watch his hands!?!?” [when he tries his little patented 'slow little spin dribble' and gets striped at the top of the key].
    Yeah I know how you go at it custodian.

  • http://www.triplejunearthed.com/dacre Dacre

    And crab dribble. I’m sure you love the crab dribble.

  • Rob Wells Jr.

    Its right that the Daddy choose L.A. He did the most damage there. Threepeat? Come on.

  • donlaker

    you have to have a contract extension to get a crab dribble call dacre…

  • http://www.lkz.ch/basket Darksaber

    *sigh*: the lonely boy who has no real life friends is proud to stir up the pot, because he makes stupid points to rile up the (comments) masses, THEN he brags about it. Need i go on? Ah well. never.been.kissed, you are irrelevant to me, so go look for beef with some other guys in here okay?

  • http://www.lkz.ch/basket Darksaber

    Oh and nbk? Priding yourself on the number of reactions you get to your comments on slamonline? That’s like 20% of the US populatin still giving Dubya the benefit of the doubt….sad!
    and now back to my regularly scheduled program of ignoring you.

  • http://www.lkz.ch/basket Darksaber

    Ryan Jones Posted: Jan.6 at 3:33 pm
    Nbk is hustling, I respect that. If I may really act like a 35-year-old and try and offer some friendly, if unsolicited, advice to a college-age reader: Try not to be so immovably certain about sh*t, man. Slamonline appreciates your patronage, and a good debate is always encouraged — but you’ll probably have more fun with it (and in life in general) if you can avoid thinking you KNOW so much.
    If you find this advice genuine and at all helpful, cool. If not, blame my vagina.

  • funkyfresh

    Hey Mike, I guess you forgot that Dirk was drafted by Milwaukee and traded to Dallas. Not so common knowledge, I guess.

  • Blinguo

    Greatest NBA “1-2 punch?” Charlie Ward on Kobe. That’s why he disappeared. The NBA retired him.
    Or somewhat more realistically Tractor Traylor and LeBron. “Yes!!” -Marv Albert

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