Shea Serrano Gets Honest About How Lakers-Era Shaquille O'Neal Would Fare Today

On Oct. 27, Shea Serrano delivered unto the hoops faithful another must-read New York Times bestselling hoops book, Expensive ...
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Shaq dismissed the idea that the mid-2000s Heat and Mavs were rivals: "No, never"

That clash unfolded during the 2006 NBA Finals in a near-Hollywood script. Dallas jumped ahead 2–0 before Miami flipped the ...
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"We’re not afraid to have Shaq on the line" - When the Hack-a-Shaq tactic backfired on the Trail Blazers in the 2000 NBA WCF

The Los Angeles Lakers came out of the gates scorching hot in Game 1 of the 2000 Western Conference finals against the Portland Trail Blazers. They executed the triangle offense to perfection and ...
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Shaquille O'Neal explains why the late '90s and early 2000s were the best era of NBA basketball: "We had real rivalries"

Few rivalries in NBA history match the Boston Celtics' Bill Russell against the Los Angeles Lakers' Jerry West. Although West became "The Logo," he went 0-6 against Russell in the Finals, remarkable ...
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"He wanted to leave a legacy behind" - Horace Grant on the difference between Orlando and L.A. version of Shaq

Fast forward to 2000, Grant found himself teammates with O’Neal on the Los Angeles Lakers. Those years apart were pivotal ...