Tag: Shaquille O’Neal

Phil Jackson Played Shaquille O’Neal 48 Minutes A Game To Get Him Into Shape

The Los Angeles Lakers, led by head coach Phil Jackson, Shaquille O'Neal and Kobe Bryant, created a dynasty in the early 2000s as they won three consecutive NBA Championships. While they were winning championships, it wasn't all harmony between the…

Daniel Starkand

Shaquille O’Neal Doesn’t See Lakers Being Contenders ‘For A While’

The Los Angeles Lakers have acquired plenty of young talent over the past couple of years and now have one of the best young foundations in the NBA...

Corey Hansford

Shaquille O’Neal And Allen Iverson Praise Kobe Bryant At Hall of Fame Induction

Shaquille O'Neal, Kobe Bryant, and Allen Iverson will forever be linked, and not just for the classic series in 2001 that saw O'Neal and Bryant's Lakers bring home a second consecutive championship for the Lakers...

Trevor Lane

Lakers News: Shaquille O’Neal Gives His Thoughts On Brandon Ingram

As the second overall pick in the 2016 NBA Draft, the pressure to be great will be on Brandon Ingram from day one. Being taken by the Los Angeles Lakers, the most prestigious franchise in the NBA only heightens that…

Corey Hansford

Lakers News: Phil Jackson Pleased Shaquille O’Neal Enters Hall Of Fame ‘As A Laker’

The National Basketball Association and all their fans are paying homage this weekend to the 2016 class being inducted into the Naismith Memorial Hall of Fame...

Eric Avakian

Lakers News: Kobe Bryant Congratulates Shaquille O’Neal On HOF Induction

The Los Angeles Lakers are set to watch yet another franchise great enter the Naismith Memorial Hall of Fame. After winning three championships for the Lakers, Shaquille O'Neal will be enshrined into basketball immortality.

Eric Avakian

Looking Back On Loving And Hating Shaquille O’Neal

Time for a little honesty here: if you had told me 10 years ago that I would be writing a piece celebrating Shaquille O’Neal’s time in Lakers colors, I probably would have laughed. and then used some colorful language to…

Trevor Lane

Brian Shaw Says Shaquille O’Neal’s Best Years Physically Were In Orlando

The Orlando Magic selected Louisiana State center Shaquille O'Neal with the first overall pick in the 1992 draft...

Daniel Starkand

Shaquille O’Neal Blames Allen Iverson For Only Playoff Loss Lakers Suffered In 2001

The Los Angeles Lakers' playoff run in 2001 was one of the most impressive of all-time, as they went 15-1 en route to their second consecutive championship...

Daniel Starkand

Kobe Bryant Once Told Shaquille O’Neal He Would Be The ‘Will Smith Of The NBA’

In the same off-season that the Los Angeles Lakers signed the most dominant center in the NBA, Shaquille O'Neal, away from the Orlando Magic, they also traded center Vlade Divac to the Charlotte Hornets in exchange for the draft rights…

Daniel Starkand