Lakers To Retire Shaq's Jersey

[Sħãlïq™]

Lakers to honor Shaquille O'Neal, Jamaal Wilkes

The team will retire O'Neal's jersey on April 2 and Wilkes jersey on Dec. 28.

 

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The Lakers announced Thursday they will retire the No. 34 jersey of former center Shaquille O'Neal on April 2 when they host the Dallas Mavericks at Staples Center. O'Neal, who won three NBA championships and one regular-season most-valuable-player award during his eight seasons with the team, last played for the Lakers in 2004. He also won an NBA title with the Miami Heat in 2006. O'Neal, 40, retired in 2011 after playing one season with Boston.

 

The Lakers also said they will retire the uniform number of former forward Jamaal Wilkes, who was a member of three NBA championship teams during the Lakers' Showtime Era in the 1980s. Wilkes, who was nicknamed "Silk," will have his No. 52 jersey retired Dec. 28 at Staples Center at halftime when the Lakers host the Portland Trail Blazers.

 

And the Lakers formally announced Nov. 16 as the date for the unveiling of a statue of Hall of Fame center Kareem Abdul-Jabbar at Staples Center's Star Plaza. Wilkes is part of the class that will be inducted Sept. 8 into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame at Springfield, Mass. O'Neal won't be eligible for the Hall of Fame until 2016.

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Edited September 16, 2012 by Sħãlïq̵'

[misterx]

one of the best to play the game

[Sportsguy9695]

one of the best to play the game

I agree. but he is definitely one of the best to wear a Laker jersey