When is shaqs jersey being retired

Put a nice sound system in it. While in Miami he promised a championship, partied a lot and then delivered on the championship in Randle flew back to Los Angeles in the afternoon in an effort to be with his fiancee when she delivers their first child. He wanted to go home and be there for the birth of his child, which is a much bigger event in the big scheme than one regular-season game.

Lakers forward Thomas Robinson set a season high in rebounds with Robinson was assessed a technical foul for what officials thought was a dust-up with Heat center Hassan Whiteside. Robinson said the two are old friends and were just talking. An MRI exam on his left knee was inconclusive because of swelling, which may have been caused by a bone bruise.

Update: Both teams will be on the second night of a back-to-back. The Magic did beat the Heat in double overtime Tuesday. This game marks the end of a seven-game trip during which the Lakers have won only once, at Philadelphia. Follow Tania Ganguli on Twitter taniaganguli.

And, in a nod to that infamous arrival, the Heat will have an wheeler bearing the "Diesel Power" artwork that greeted him 12 years ago at the arena. O'Neal appeared in regular-season games over parts of four seasons with Miami, averaging But his impact stretched well beyond stats; he helped turn Heat games into events, and did so while not impeding Wade's rapid rise to superstardom.

There were some well-documented troubles along the way. When Stan Van Gundy stepped down as coach in , part of that decision was believed to be related to his relationship with O'Neal. And when the Heat traded him to Phoenix in , O'Neal blasted Miami's personnel — including guard Chris Quinn — along with the team's medical and athletic training staffs.

Quinn is now an assistant coach with the Heat. And O'Neal's jersey banner will sway next to one for Ron Culp, a revered figure in Heat history and the team's athletic trainer from through He came down here and said 'We're gonna win a title, Coach. No hard feelings, at all. Jeremy Richardson, who spent all of 12 games with the team, was the first to do so in Next was Justin Harper, who spent 14 games with the Magic during the season. And most recently was C.

Watson, who just last season wore the No. Join the debate below. Cookie banner We use cookies and other tracking technologies to improve your browsing experience on our site, show personalized content and targeted ads, analyze site traffic, and understand where our audiences come from.

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