Miami Heat had a good run with Shaquille O'Neal, and together, they grabbed the Miami Heat's first NBA championship title in 2006. The Miami Heat announced that they will retire Shaquille O'Neal's No. 32 jersey in a special halftime ceremony on December 22. It will be held at the American Airlines Arena where Miami Heat will take on the Los Angeles Lakers.
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Local 10 reported that Miami Heat announced on Monday that they want to hang Shaquille O'Neal No. 32 jersey from the rafters of the American Airlines Arena, joining Tim Hardaway's No. 10 and Alonzo Mourning's No. 33. The Los Angeles Lakers had already retired No. 34 that Shaquille O'Neal wore in April 2013.
According to CBS Sports, Miami Heat acquired Shaquille O'Neal in 2004 and he instantly made the team contender for the championships. Shaquille O'Neal finished second in MVP vote shares in 2005.
In 2006, Shaquille O'Neal won his fourth and final championship with the Miami Heat alongside Dwayne Wade. Every Miami Heat fan can come to a conclusion that without O'Neal, Wade wouldn't become an early champion.
Shaquille O'Neal averaged 19 points, 9.6 rebounds, and 1.9 blocks in four seasons with Miami Heat before being traded to Phoenix Suns for Shawn Marion.
As the No. 1 overall draft pick of the Orlando Magic in 1992, Shaquille O'Neal spent 19 seasons in the NBA. Shaquille O'Neal also won the three-time NBA Finals MVP and remains as the Miami Heat's all-time leader in field-goal percentage. O'Neal's 28,596 points are ranked seventh in NBA history, and he ranks eighth in NBA history with 2,732 blocks.
Miami Heat, on the other hand, is currently holding on with their defensive players like Johnson, Waiters, and White Side.
According to Miami Heat, while James Johnson entered the weekend holding the player he's guarding to 27.7 percent shooting, Dion Waiters was holding the player he's guarding to 36.4 percent.
Impressively, Hassan Whiteside ranks second-best among starting centers in the defensive category. Whiteside was currently holding the player he's defending to 37.5 percent, behind only Indiana's Myles Turner.
As the NBA league goes on, the deeds of all the great players will always remain on their jersey numbers in and off the court.
