2016 Oneal Basketball Hall of Fame Championship Ring

2016 Oneal Basketball Hall of Fame Championship Ring

Shaquille Rashaun O'Neal (/ʃəˈkiːl/shə-KEEL; conceived March 6, 1972), nicknamed Shaq (/ʃæk/SHAK), is a resigned American expert b-ball player and previous rapper who is as of now an examiner on the TV program Inside the NBA. Recorded at 7 ft 1 in (2.16 m) tall[1] and weighing 325 pounds (147 kg), he was one of the heaviest players ever to play in the NBA. O'Neal played for six groups all through his 19-year NBA vocation.

Taking after his profession at Louisiana State University, O'Neal was drafted by the Orlando Magic with the primary general pick in the 1992 NBA draft. He rapidly got to be distinctly one of the best focuses in the class, winning Rookie of the Year in 1992–93 and later driving his group to the 1995 NBA Finals. Following four years with the Magic, O'Neal marked as a free specialist with the Los Angeles Lakers. They won three back to back titles in 2000, 2001, and 2002. In the midst of pressure amongst O'Neal and Kobe Bryant, O'Neal was exchanged to the Miami Heat in 2004, and his fourth NBA title followed in 2006. Halfway through the 2007–2008 season he was exchanged to the Phoenix Suns. After a season-and-a-half with the Suns, O'Neal was exchanged to the Cleveland Cavaliers in the 2009–10 season. O'Neal played for the Boston Celtics in the 2010–11 season before resigning.

O'Neal's individual honors incorporate the 1999–2000 MVP grant, the 1992–93 NBA Rookie of the Year grant, 15 All-Star amusement determinations, three All-Star Game MVP grants, three Finals MVP grants, two scoring titles, 14 All-NBA group choices, and three NBA All-Defensive Team choices. He is one of just three players to win NBA MVP, All-Star diversion MVP and Finals MVP grants around the same time (2000); alternate players are Willis Reed in 1970 and Michael Jordan in 1996 and 1998. He positions seventh untouched in focuses scored, fifth in field objectives, thirteenth in bounce back, and seventh in squares. To a great extent because of his capacity to dunk the b-ball, O'Neal likewise positions third record-breaking in field objective rate (58.2%). O'Neal was chosen into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame in 2016.

Notwithstanding his b-ball profession, O'Neal has discharged four rap collections, with his to begin with, Shaq Diesel, going platinum. He has showed up in various movies and has featured in his own world shows, Shaq's Big Challenge and Shaq Vs.. He at present has The Big Podcast with Shaq.