End of an Era

Shaquille O'Neal has announced that he is going to retire from the NBA. I can say that this did make me feel sad. No more Shaq Diesel? This is one of my favorite basketball players of all time. I mean, the first basketball jersey I ever bought as a kid was a Shaquille O'Neal Orlando Magic jersey. But honestly, it has been sad to see him struggle every night these past two years with Cleveland and Boston. Good news is, according to Shaq via Tout, the Lakers are going to retire his jersey. I wonder how that makes Kobe feel. Anyway. So with the retiring of Shaq, I thought it only right to remember him with some of my favorite memories. Reminisce with me.

And remember this broken backboard?

And remember when Shaq rapped?