On the other hand, National Basketball Association legend Shaquille O’Neal doesn’t agree with the way Kaepernick is making his statement because it offends those in his family who have served in the military and are a part of law enforcement. So you can see why Riley might point to trading Caron Butler, Lamar Odom, Brian Grant and a first round pick for Shaq as a turning point for the franchise. That’s because the double and triple-teams were coming so quick, so I had to dominate, dominate, dominate the inside. “I had to focus on being the most powerful, dominant player to ever play the game”. “I was like, ‘OK, young fella.’ But I saw something in him, like you know what, this kid definitely has the potential”.
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While O’Neal said Wade was ultimately the reason why the Heat rallied from a 2-0 deficit to beat the Mavericks and win the title, he credited Riley with motivating him to a level that other coaches couldn’t. No disrespect to my other coaches, but if I’m playing for a guy that’s been there before I know he knows what he’s talking about.
“I’ll say this, and I mean this”, Riley told The Sun Sentinel.
After 19 years of NBA career, Shaquille O’Neal will now be a part of the Basketball Hall of Famers.
Check out Shaunie go all mama on our camera guy. saying both kids know their dad is a big talker, and Shaqir is thinking about a much more important thing than b-ball right now. girls. But his impact on the Heat – albeit during a relatively short window – remains impressive. In addition to getting inducted into the Hall of Fame this week, the center will also have his #32 jersey retired by the Heat this season.
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O’Neal has to be the biggest player, girth-wise, to go into the Hall. “I was the first great song, and then the Big Three (Wade, James, Bosh) was the remix”.
