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Today could potentially be the most dominant big man's last NBA game unless the 2 and a half men choke this game at home.

End of an era and a legendary career.



Thanks for the rings and memories like this big fella!

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I want his jersey retired here. I'm probably hold the minority opinion, but he more than deserves it imo.

I will always love Shaq

Shaq will always be a Laker to me, no matter what he did after he left. His jersey will be retired here soon enough (after Kobe's).

It was all cool till he chose to sign with Boston. Thanks for my earliest Lakers memories though, Big Diesel.

He's under contract next year and I doubt he wants to go out sitting on the bench in a suit ... I see him returning to the C's next year.

As for his laker days ... Shaq should DEFINITELY have his jersey retired at Staples and should enter the HOF as a Laker as well. I honestly wish we would have signed him this year to the cheap contract the Celts signed him to and wouldn't mind us using part of our TPE to get him from the Celts .... or even trading for he AND Delonte West. I'd give up Brown and a #2 before the draft for Shaq and West or even a Blake for Shaq and a re-signed West after the draft.

I'd love to see Shaq play his final year with Kobe and the Lake show ...

AI-in-LA wrote:He's under contract next year and I doubt he wants to go out sitting on the bench in a suit ... I see him returning to the C's next year.

As for his laker days ... Shaq should DEFINITELY have his jersey retired at Staples and should enter the HOF as a Laker as well. I honestly wish we would have signed him this year to the cheap contract the Celts signed him to and wouldn't mind us using part of our TPE to get him from the Celts .... or even trading for he AND Delonte West. I'd give up Brown and a #2 before the draft for Shaq and West or even a Blake for Shaq and a re-signed West after the draft.

I'd love to see Shaq play his final year with Kobe and the Lake show ...

Shaq is done.

AI-in-LA wrote:He's under contract next year and I doubt he wants to go out sitting on the bench in a suit ... I see him returning to the C's next year.

As for his laker days ... Shaq should DEFINITELY have his jersey retired at Staples and should enter the HOF as a Laker as well. I honestly wish we would have signed him this year to the cheap contract the Celts signed him to and wouldn't mind us using part of our TPE to get him from the Celts .... or even trading for he AND Delonte West. I'd give up Brown and a #2 before the draft for Shaq and West or even a Blake for Shaq and a re-signed West after the draft.

I'd love to see Shaq play his final year with Kobe and the Lake show ...

But if he signed here, he couldn't tie Kobe for rings.

That "one more than Shaq" comment after the finals last year probably blew up any chance of him coming back here

No way Shaq can handle another season, what would be nice is if the Lakers can sign Shaq even for a day, just so he can retire a Laker. Would be a nice touch.

KB8MVP wrote:No way Shaq can handle another season, what would be nice is if the Lakers can sign Shaq even for a day, just so he can retire a Laker. Would be a nice touch.

Can we trade Walton for him?

Shaq is NOT done unless he wants to be.

This year alone his per 40 minute averages were 18.1ppg, 9.5rpg, 2.2bpg ... that is sick. He also shot a career high 66.7% from the field and 3% higher than his career average from the line.

I'd take 9 point, 5 boards and a block a game for half a season as a back-up to Dwight anytime!

AI-in-LA wrote:Shaq is NOT done unless he wants to be.

This year alone his per 40 minute averages were 18.1ppg, 9.5rpg, 2.2bpg ... that is sick. He also shot a career high 66.7% from the field and 3% higher than his career average from the line.

I'd take 9 point, 5 boards and a block a game for half a season as a back-up to Dwight anytime!

No way Superman 1 will back up Superman 2!

He'll be back next year. He's stubborn. And he'll be here.

One of the reasons why I fell in love with basketball. I never saw another player dominate the game the way Shaq did during his peak.

I ain't even sad.

Should have been out of the game years ago but he can't stay home because he hates his wife.

Heat is the surefire champion now.

I did my reminiscing a long time ago. I don't really care that he's retiring to be honest. To me, the Shaq I knew and loved, he retired from the game a long time ago.

SlavaMedvedenko wrote:
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NLOMEmRQ40U[/youtube]

Man seeing that puts a tear on my face. What an era of basketball that was. Staples center was rocking loud....it's pathetic what it has come down to.

I wasn't happy how he left and how things went but the man deserves credit for what he did as a Laker. MDE much respect.

I really would love to see Shaq get signed to a ten or even one day contract...It's my dream as a Shaq fan to see him in purple and gold for one last time.

LascelleL wrote:I really would love to see Shaq get signed to a ten or even one day contract...It's my dream as a Shaq fan to see him in purple and gold for one last time.

We need a backup center. But yeah it would be cool if he won 1 more ring with us and retired

“Yeah [it’s been a failure], it’s just nothing he can do and it’s not like he’s not trying,’’ Rivers said before the game. “I told our team that [Tuesday]. He’s done everything you possibly can do to get healthy and unfortunately for him, he just hasn’t been able to do it. When he was originally injured, no one even thought it was that serious. I think I said it’s not even a big deal, he would be back in four or five days. It just never healed. It still hasn’t and every time he plays it gets worse.’’

Any thought of a comeback should have ended after this.

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