Live Bar, March 6th today is the 51th birthday of Shaquille O’Neal, the famous NBA shark. Let’s wish him a happy birthday together.
O’Neal was born in Newark, New Jersey, USA on March 6, 1972. He was selected by Magic as the champion in the 1992 NBA draft. He once played Magic, Lakers, heat, sun, Knight and Celtics in his career.
In his NBA career, O’Neal won four championships and was elected as the NBA regular season MVP in 2000. He was elected as the NBA finals MVP three times, 15 Times selected NBA All-Star team and 3 times elected NBA All-Star MVP,8 times selected NBA best team for a while, 2 times elected NBA scoring king.
O’Neal averaged 23.7 points, 10.9 rebounds, 2.3 cap in NBA career games, with a total career score of 28596 points and 13099 rebounds. On June 2, 2011, O’Neal announced his retirement. On April 3, 2013, the Lakers held a jersey retirement ceremony for O’Neal’s No. 34 jersey. On April 4, 2016, O’Neal was officially elected to the NBA Hall of Fame.
It is worth mentioning that on March 6, 2000, the Lakers played against the Clippers. O’Neal played for 45 minutes day and night, cut 61 points and 23 rebounds in 24 of 35 shots, and 61 points were also O’Neal’s career score record.