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Shaquille O’Neal retired his jersey number in the NBA for the third time after Miami Heat and Lakers

Basketball — 01/05/2024

Legendary striker Shaquille O’Neal , who was with the Orlando Magic in the early years of his career, will officially retire his shirt number 32 on February 13 in a post-match celebration.

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In this announcement, Alex Martins, CEO of the Orlando Magic, shared his joy with the DeVos family (team owner) and the entire team of Magic officials and employees, honoring O’Neal when he became the first in history to have this team’s shirt number retired.

“He has had a great career and memorable memories here. Shaq took us to the NBA finals and now it’s time for us to retire his jersey number, ” Mr. Martins shared. shall.

Shaquille O'Neal has his NBA jersey number 384848 retired for the third timeShaq O’Neal (black shirt) had a great first few years of his career with the Orlando Magic (Photo: Getty)

O’Neal joined the Orlando Magic after being selected in the first round of the 1992 NBA draft. During his four seasons with the Magic, he not only won the Rookie of the Year award (1993), but also helping the team reach the playoffs for the first time in 1994 and appear in the NBA finals a year later, where they could not overcome the Houston Rockets.

Leaving Magic in 1996, O’Neal joined the Los Angeles Lakers and became a symbol of this team. The tall American striker brought the Lakers to glory three times in three consecutive years (2000-2002). O’Neal himself also won all three MVP titles in the above finals.

O’Neal joined the Miami Heat in 2004, continued to achieve success before moving to the Phoenix Suns, Cleveland Cavaliers, Boston Celtics and retiring here in 2011.

Shaquille O'Neal has his NBA jersey number 384854 retired for the third timeShaq O’Neal (center) is currently the top analyst in the NBA (Photo: Getty)

Orlando Magic is the third team in the NBA to retire Shaq’s jersey number, after the Los Angeles Lakers (number 34) and Miami Heat (number 32).

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Currently, Shaquille O’Neal is still a famous face in the NBA even though he retired a long time ago. He is currently an analyst on the program Inside the NBA, famous for the “Shaqtin’ a Fool” segment, where he and his colleagues often parody funny, silly, and clumsy situations that players The NBA did it during the games.