Could Shaq Redeem His Career With Another Dance With the Los Angeles Lakers?

You’ll have to forgive me, but when Shaquille O'Neal retires, my most prominent memory of him probably won't be the image of him in a Los Angeles Lakers uniform, proudly clutching his third-consecutive Finals MVP award.

It's not that I’ve forgotten the admiration I once felt toward him.

During the time O'Neal and Kobe Bryant were tearing through the NBA, and forging a new dynastic chapter in Lakers history, I was a 12-year-old kid who had finally just hit his growth spurt. I towered over most of the other kids in my grade, and during recess, I’d block shots and forcibly take my points in the paint.

They dubbed me, “Baby Shaq.”

I remember all those memories fondly, some as vividly as though they had occurred yesterday, but time mo...

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