Micah Burton
Mrs. Nash
English 4
5/15/2015
Shaquille Rashaun O’Neal
Shaquille Rashaun O’Neal once said “I don’t worry about the problem I worry about the solution.”("Shaquille O'Neal Quotes."). Shaquille Rashaun O’Neal does more than just make interesting quotes he does other interesting things. He is known mainly for his great career in basketball. Other than being one of basketballs greatest players and holding some basketball records he also is an actor a singer and makes many donations to many childrens organizations there are also some games and companies based off of him. Shaquille Rashaun O’Neal is a very interesting person who does many interesting things other than just play basketball games with the NBA.
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March sixth 1972. He was born in Newark, New Jersey. When he was young his father gave him a basketball and played games with him. His father was in the military so his family had to move every couple of years. O’Neal graduated from Cole high school in San Antonio Texas. He started college but dropped after he finished his junior year at Louisiana State university so that he could start his career in professional basketball with the NBA. At his college, Louisiana State he was named college player of the year several times(“Shaquille O’Neal.”). Other than play basketball he is also an actor, a singer, and donates a lot of money to many different childrens organizations. He has endorced some companies to make clothing games and shoes that are named after him. O’Neal is known mainly for his career in basketball but he does more. He is an actor, a singer, and is a huge doner to many childrens organizations. O’Neal dropped out of college to play professional basketball because he was extremely good at it. He is notoriously bad at Burton 2 making free throws. Shaquille O’Neal has been traded between many different basketball teams. Before the 2000-2001 season the Lakers signed him to a $88.5 million for a three year contract extention. During the 2004-2005 season he averaged 22.9 pionts per game. He was traded to the Miami Heat in 2004. In 2008 after four years he was traded from the Miami Heat to the Phoenix Suns. The next year he was traded to the Cleveland Cavaliers for $500000 and two other players. After one season he signed on to joined the Boston Celtics. In August 2010 he suffered an Achilles injury and could not play for twenty-seven of the normal basketball games and missed one of the playoff games (“Shaquille O’Neal.”). O’Neal started playing basketball when his father gave him a ball when he was young. At Cole high school in San Antonio Texas (where he graduated) he holds many basketball records. O’Neal helped his basketball team win several NBA championships and led in several seasons most point average per game.
In his first season of professional basketball he scored in the top ten in many different categories. He is the first player to ever be named player of the week in his first week of basketball. In 1996 he signed the biggest contract in the NBA ever, $120 million for seven years with the Los Angeles Lakers. He ranks fifth best career in NBA history scoring 28596 points. In 2000 he was named the NBAs most valuable player. He stands a seven feet and weighs 315 pounds. Shaquille O’Neal wears giant size twenty-two shoes. Shaquille O’Neal appears in many movies such as the lego movie, the smurfs two, and grown ups two. He was traded to the Miami heat in 2004. He scored his 25000th point in the 2006-07 season. He retired in 2011 after nineteen years. After his retirement he became a NBA annalist with Charles Barkley, and Ernie Johnson. He is remembered for being an extremely good basketball player and also for being very entertaining. O’neal Is remembered for holding records and being extremely good at basketball(“Shaquille …show more content…
O’Neal.”). Burton 3 Shaquille Rashaun O’Neal is a very interesting person.
He dropped out of college after his Junior year at Louisiana State University so he could play professional basketball with the NBA. He did more than basketball he acts sings and donates to childrens organizations. He appears in many movies such as The Smurfs Two, Grown Ups Two, and as Lego Himself in The Lego Movie. He is one of the best known basketball players of all time He had a very successful career in the NBA but he retired fallowing the 2010-11 season (“Shaquille O’Neal.”). He Is more than a basketball player. Shaquille Rashaun O’Neal is a very interesting person who does interesting things other than play professional
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