Shaq Uncut: My Story (41 page)
With Dr. J—Julius Erving.
(Shareif Ziyadat/FilmMagic)
On
Shaq Vs.
with Michael Phelps.
(ABC/Photofest)
On the set of
Blue Chips
with Nick Nolte.
(Paramount Pictures/Photofest)
President Obama trying to fill my shoes.
(Paul Connors/AP Photo)
With Coach Dale Brown at my retirement press conference.
(Andrew D. Bernstein/NBAE via Getty Images)
SHAQUILLE O’NEAL was the No. 1 overall pick in the 1992 NBA draft, out of Louisiana State University. During his illustrious nineteen-year professional career, O’Neal won four league championships. Overall, he scored 28,596 points, grabbed 13,099 rebounds, had 3,026 assists, and had 2,732 blocks. He was named to the NBA All-Star team fifteen times. In 1993, he was named Rookie
of the Year while playing for the Orlando Magic. In 2000, when playing for the Los Angeles Lakers, he won the NBA MVP, was the All-Star Game MVP, and was also the NBA Finals MVP.
Off the court, O’Neal is known as a true Renaissance man. He has released four rap albums, conducted the Boston Pops, appeared in several films, and starred in two television reality shows. He’s also trained as a police
officer, is well-versed on new developments in social media, and is in the process of finishing his doctorate. O’Neal retired as an active player from the Boston Celtics in 2011.
JACKIE MACMULLAN is considered the nation’s leading basketball writer. A former top player at the University of New Hampshire, MacMullan was a longtime columnist for the
Boston Globe
and
Sports Illustrated
, and she now
serves as a constant on-air presence on ESPN. She has written several best-selling books, and in 2010 she received the Curt Gowdy Media Award from the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame for her contributions to the game—the first woman ever to have received this honor.
June 4, 2000: Los Angeles, California
June, 1990: Baton Rouge, Louisiana
May 17, 1992: NBA Draft Lottery
April 23, 1993: The Meadowlands
December 23, 1996: Los Angeles, California
February 27, 2009: Phoenix, Arizona
June 2, 2011: Windermere, Florida
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