Shaquille O’Neal

Shaquille Rashaun O’Neal, as known as the “shaq”. At 7 ft 1 in tall and 325 pounds, he was one of the tallest and heaviest players ever, he could put the ball into the rim easily. None of the player could block him in the paint area. Shaq was born in Newark, New Jersey, he studied in Robert G. Cole Junior-Senior High School. When he was at He once lead the team to win the champion.

Then O’Neal was invited to the draft, he was the first overall picked of the 92 season. Selected by the Orlando Magic, he played in NBA for 19 years, the first four year, he played in the Magic. And he lead the team to the playoffs plenty times, but never get to win the champion. When it get to the fourth year O’Neal was wounded and this made him absent for 28 games. After the season O’Neal became a free agent.

Los angels Lakers bought him from the free market to make a partner with Kobe , and this was the top of his career, he won 3 championship with Kobe they were unstoppable. Kobe and Shaq’s perfect cooperation made them defeat the enemy easily. Shaq was the ruler of the painting area, he could dunk and block easily. None of the opponents could stop both of them, until Shaq didn’t get the salary that he wanted, thus he traded to the Miami Heat.

During the time when he was one of the Heat, he teamed up with Wade, and named Wade the “Flash” . The 06 playoffs, Wade led the team beat the young Bulls. After beated the bulls, their opponent was the Mavericks, and Mavericks had their best player Dirk Nowitzki. Fortunately Wade and O’Neal defeated them, and O’Neal took his forth championship.

After the playoff O’Neal was injured, and this made him absent 35 games. And Wade was injured, too. This made him traded from team to team, but none of them got a championship.

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