If Monday you believed Shaq was worthy of having his number retired here- I do- a season in green shouldn't change things. Should the thought of raising 34 to the rafters seem like the equivalent of having surgery on company time, of course without anesthesia, his petulant behavior near the end of his run in purple and gold combined with moments of pettiness after ought be the dominant reason.
That at age 38 he's elected to play for the Celtics is incidental. I'm sure are Lakers fans whose sensibilities are ruffled, but they shouldn't be. O'Neal isn't important enough anymore to make it worth the increase in blood pressure.
Besides, he's floated the notion of returning to the Lakers here and there, and wisely has been rebuffed. It's not like he's spurning the L. The Lakers don't want him. The bigger question is what kind of impact Shaq will have on an aging-but-still-dangerous Celtics team. To that end, I'm not convinced it'll be all that significant. At this point in his career, Shaq really only does one thing at a high level- play offense one-on-one in the post, and no question it's a skill the Celtics can use.
Kendrick Perkins , once he's healthy, isn't a scoring threat, and Jermaine O'Neal , added earlier in the summer with Boston's mid-level, still has skill but isn't a guy commanding attention in the low block. When he gets good position, Shaq continues to command frequent double teams. On the other hand, as Zach Lowe of Celtics Hub notes, mobility on offense is an incredibly important aspect of Boston's offense.
Kendrick Perkins is all over the place setting screens to spring teammates, particularly Ray Allen. Can Shaq do that? And for a team built on defense, adding the Diesel doesn't exactly do much to maintain the status quo. They might be good enough around him to paper over some of Shaq's shortcomings, but he certainly won't help on that end.
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After being greeted with a split reaction of boos and cheers, O'Neal logged 13 scoreless minutes as the Celtics emerged with a gritty triumph over the rival Los Angeles Lakers, the team with which O'Neal enjoyed his finest NBA years and won three world titles.
O'Neal missed both shots he attempted in this game, but hauled in six rebounds and blocked two shots in limited court time. On the surface, there was nothing terribly noteworthy about O'Neal's performance this night.
He logged a total of 16 minutes, a little more than five minutes in each of the first three frames before sitting out the fourth quarter. He'd sit out the next quarters as well, missing 27 games while rehabbing an Achilles injury that simply wouldn't respond to treatment. Early in the process, the Celtics remained confident O'Neal would eventually heal, enough so to deal away Kendrick Perkins in late February.
April 5: C's get a glimpse of Shaq before end of regular season. O'Neal would later note, "I felt like someone had shot me in the back of my leg. May 7: Shaq returns for Game 3 vs. With Boston staring at an hole against the Miami Heat , O'Neal was christened a potential savior and drew big cheers when he checked into his first game in more than a month midway through the first quarter of Game 3 in Boston.
He scored two points, with zero rebounds, in of action in his postseason debut. Even in limited minutes, the Achilles didn't respond well to the return to action. May 9: O'Neal limited to 4 minutes in Game 4 vs. O'Neal got back out on the floor for Game 4, but was largely ineffective. His box score was a line of 0's besides two personal fouls he committed over three minutes.
O'Neal clearly had trouble moving around the court and it would prove to be his final game in a Boston uniform after being deactivated for Game 5, where Boston's season ended in Miami. June 1: Shaq announces his retirement via social media. Saying he didn't want to hold Boston hostage for another season, O'Neal announced his retirement via social media after 19 NBA seasons. Filming a short video for Tout. I'm going to miss, you know, the chase for the ring.
You know, I'm actually going to miss everything. Father Time has caught up with Shaquille O'Neal. Skip to main content Skip to navigation.
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