After being an influential force in the game of basketball, Shaquille "The Diesel" O'Neal retires after 19 years in the game. After being plagued by injury throughout his final year in the league with the Boston Celtics, Shaq announced on twitter to all of his fans that he would be retiring from the game. Throughout is career Shaq has won 4 NBA championships, 3 with the LA Lakers and 1 with the Miami Heat. Shaq has played beside the likes of Kobe Bryant, Dwyane Wade, Lebron James, Steve Nash, and Kevin Garnett to name a few. Shaq entered the NBA in 1992 when he was drafted 1st overall to the Orlando Magic and throughout his career he has played for the Lakers, Heat, Phoenix Suns, Cleveland Cavaliers and the Boston Celtics. Shaq has won many awards over his 19 years in the league including the league MVP in 2000. Shaq will definitely go down in history as one of the greatest forces to play the game as well as his great personality off the court.
Awards
- 4x NBA Champion
- 3x NBA Finals MVP
- NBA MVP
- Rookie of the Year
- 15x NBA All-Star
- 2x NBA Scoring Champion
- 8x All-NBA First Team
- 2x All-NBA Second Team
- 4x All-NBA Third Team
- 3x All-Defensive Second Team
- NBA All-Rookie First Team
Career Stats
- Points Per Game (PPG) = 23.7
- Field Goal Percentage (FG %) = 58.2%
- Rebounds Per Game (RPG) = 10.9
- Highest PPG Season = 1999-2000 with 29.7 PPG (Lakers)
- Highest RPG Season = 1999-2000 with 13.6 RPG (Lakers)
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