{"id":1514371,"date":"2022-06-13T17:34:30","date_gmt":"2022-06-13T21:34:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sports7.us\/?p=1514371"},"modified":"2023-05-29T12:06:40","modified_gmt":"2023-05-29T16:06:40","slug":"shaquille-oneal-names-pair-franchises-wouldve-joined-if-he-knew-it-was-okay-to-join-people-nba-superteam","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sports7.us\/news\/shaquille-oneal-names-pair-franchises-wouldve-joined-if-he-knew-it-was-okay-to-join-people-nba-superteam\/","title":{"rendered":"Shaquille O'Neal Names the Pair of Franchises He Would've Joined if He ‘Knew It Was Okay to Join People' on an NBA Superteam"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Shaquille O'Neal<\/a> has long made it known he's not the biggest fan of NBA<\/a> superteams. The four-time NBA champ has ranted on several occasions about how he wanted to beat the other big stars in the league, not join up with them in an attempt to win what some, including Shaq himself, would call cheap championships. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

I mean, Shaq did win three titles alongside Hall of Famer Kobe Bryant<\/a> and future Hall of Famer Dwyane Wade, but those were certainly under different circumstances. O'Neal and Bryant joined the Los Angeles Lakers the same year. However, while Shaq was already an established superstar, Kobe was barely 19 years old when he made his debut in the purple and gold. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Game 5 of the 2004 NBA Finals is on ESPN right now...

The Pistons were +500 to win the Finals in 2004, making this the largest upset in an NBA Finals series over the last 30 seasons by a mile.

This was the last game that Shaquille O'Neal and Kobe Bryant played together.
pic.twitter.com\/gY3zyhqNIj<\/a><\/p>— ESPN Stats & Info (@ESPNStatsInfo) April 30, 2020<\/a><\/blockquote>