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wish him well.

for many of us he was one of the biggest hopes ever for a then-moribund franchise. it was heartbreaking to see him get injured but fortunately for him he was able to come back and have a successful career.

so, you know. glad for him and wish him the best.

I didn't get to see much if any of his rookie season here. I liked what I saw in '06 and had high expectations going into the '07 season. I will never forget that game/injury. I was watching the game with my dad and he wasn't looking when the injury occurred, but I thought that Shaun had just played his last game in the NBA. We won, but it didn't matter because the future had drastically changed. I was numb. Reading the stories that followed was just very unsettling.

At the time of the injury, I was just hoping that he'd be able to walk again and lead a normal life. During his recovery, the Clippers collected get well letters from the fans. I think I sent him one there and mailed another to his home as well. He also had a little blog that he would post on and I would drop words of encouragement to him on there as well.

I couldn't root for his final team, but it's pretty special that he was able to beat the odds, be a productive player on a championship team and score 3 rings in the process. It's a shame that he is a what-if, but it's remarkable what he did with what he had left. He didn't give up and throw in the towel. It took him a few years to get back but the hard work and determination paid off.

Much respect to Shaun and best of wishes to him in his post-playing career.

His retirement was delayed for 12 years. Jeez, his perseverance to come back from that was second to none. Yes, he bounced around the league but the fact that he stayed stateside and didn't have to play overseas to make his way back to the NBA was amazing.

But I want to talk about the what ifs or what could've been. I don't think he would've been all that great even injury-free. He never developed a great shot, particularly a 3 point shot. So I see nothing but a taller Rajon Rondo.

nickhx2 wrote:wish him well.

for many of us he was one of the biggest hopes ever for a then-moribund franchise. it was heartbreaking to see him get injured but fortunately for him he was able to come back and have a successful career.

so, you know. glad for him and wish him the best.

For some of us it was almost the opposite. His time with the Clippers represented the death of our biggest hopes... the unrealized potential of the Odom era.

I missed most of Livingston's time with the Clippers.

i can't say i ever associated him with that. the person i associated with the end of the odom/miles era the trade for that POS andre miller.