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Reminder: Shaq to be inducted to the Hall of fame on Friday 09/09
Posted: Wed Sep 7, 2016 7:47 pm
by Slava
O’Neal told The Vertical that he has chosen four Hall of Famers – Isiah Thomas, Julius Erving, Bill Russell and Alonzo Mourning – to present him in Friday’s ceremony. In 19 seasons, O’Neal earned four championships, three Finals MVPs, one league MVP and 15 All-Star honors, and is seventh on the all-time scoring list.
http://sports.yahoo.com/news/vertical-q-shaquille-oneal-000000321.htmlI'm looking forward to his speech. Iverson and Yao will be inducted into the HOF as well so it should make for an interesting set of speeches.
Re: Reminder: Shaq to be inducted to the Hall of fame on Friday 09/09
Posted: Fri Sep 9, 2016 12:44 am
by snaquille oatmeal
questions
is Kobe gonna be there?
and is his statue gonna be unveiled?
Re: Reminder: Shaq to be inducted to the Hall of fame on Friday 09/09
Posted: Fri Sep 9, 2016 12:59 am
by Sofa King
I want to see his statue
Re: Reminder: Shaq to be inducted to the Hall of fame on Friday 09/09
Posted: Fri Sep 9, 2016 5:32 pm
by Slava
Phil's article on Shaq in Player's tribune:
In the first week of the 1999–2000 season, I stopped him coming off the floor during a timeout and asked him: “What do you think was Wilt’s greatest accomplishment?” He quickly and confidently replied: “Averaging 50 points and 30 rebounds a game.”
I shook my head.
“Nope, he averaged over 48 minutes a game. Do you think you could do that?”
Walking out of the timeout huddle, he looked back at me.
“He could do it. So can I.”
So I played him 48 minutes a game until he called uncle, which wasn’t that many games into November. But he didn’t want to come to my office to tell me, so he sent John Sally as his spokesperson. I was glad to comply, as I didn’t expect this experiment to last the whole year. That wasn’t the point. We never spoke another word about it. It did, however, get him in great condition. By season’s end, he was the MVP.
http://www.theplayerstribune.com/phil-jackson-shaquille-oneal-lakers-nba-hall-of-fame-2016/
Re: Reminder: Shaq to be inducted to the Hall of fame on Friday 09/09
Posted: Fri Sep 9, 2016 6:10 pm
by Slava
snaquille oatmeal wrote:questions
is Kobe gonna be there?
and is his statue gonna be unveiled?
Apparently Jeannie is going
Re: Reminder: Shaq to be inducted to the Hall of fame on Friday 09/09
Posted: Fri Sep 9, 2016 6:39 pm
by crazyeights
It's crazy to think Phil and Shaq only had 5 seasons together.
Re: Reminder: Shaq to be inducted to the Hall of fame on Friday 09/09
Posted: Fri Sep 9, 2016 10:41 pm
by Sedale Threatt
Congrats to the Diesel. Wasn't always smooth sailing, but we couldn't have won those three titles without him. Watching him straight wreck people for nearly a decade was a highlight of my Lakers fandom. Mediocre work ethic or not.
Re: Reminder: Shaq to be inducted to the Hall of fame on Friday 09/09
Posted: Sat Sep 10, 2016 2:36 am
by Ckay
Re: Reminder: Shaq to be inducted to the Hall of fame on Friday 09/09
Posted: Sat Sep 10, 2016 4:01 am
by Kilroy
Shaq sure has a lot of fun playing both sides of the fence with Kobe, don't he...
Re: Reminder: Shaq to be inducted to the Hall of fame on Friday 09/09
Posted: Sat Sep 10, 2016 4:08 am
by Jedi32
lol that was funny
Re: Reminder: Shaq to be inducted to the Hall of fame on Friday 09/09
Posted: Sat Sep 10, 2016 7:33 am
by SashaTheMachine
i'll just wait until kobe's.
Re: Reminder: Shaq to be inducted to the Hall of fame on Friday 09/09
Posted: Sat Sep 10, 2016 11:05 am
by Mirjalovic
Tobi wrote:i'll just wait until kobe's.
it would be hillarious lol
Re: Reminder: Shaq to be inducted to the Hall of fame on Friday 09/09
Posted: Sat Sep 10, 2016 4:00 pm
by Sedale Threatt
Jedi32 wrote:lol that was funny
GP liked it...
Re: Reminder: Shaq to be inducted to the Hall of fame on Friday 09/09
Posted: Wed Sep 14, 2016 3:06 am
by LAKESHOW
Awesome speech. Did not see Jerry West. The Architecht who designed the path to a championship.
Re: Reminder: Shaq to be inducted to the Hall of fame on Friday 09/09
Posted: Tue Sep 20, 2016 6:15 am
by LakersLegacy
Shaq had fun in typical style.
I wish we would have welcomed him back in 10-11. The Lakers and Heat both passed in him but he would have been great and it would have been a great story.