[外電] Where Does Shaq Want His Jersey Retired At? Staples Cent

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轉錄自hoopCHINA 昨天回到Staples Center的大鯊魚奧尼爾(Shaquille O'Neal)最想在哪裡退役他那件偉大的球衣呢？「如果可能的話當然是這裡，」大鯊魚走過Staples Center的通道時說，「我是湖人歷史上最偉大雙人組之一的一部分，希望他們還記得。」「當然最完美的是，我曾經呆過4個球隊，我成為同時退役四件球衣的第一人。我還沒怎麼考慮過這事，如果我能選擇，首先自然是這裡。當年我剛來到這裡我曾經說過，我想要我的名字出現在在卡里姆(Kareem Abdul-Jabbar)以及其他偉人之後。」來源: [ESPN] 想看原文的底下有 Where Does Shaq Want His Jersey Retired At? Staples Center LOS ANGELES -- Among the many things Shaquille O'Neal likes to take credit for is the construction of Staples Center, which was completed after his third season with the Lakers. As he yelled to Snoop Dogg in Shaq's first game back with the Miami Heat, "I built this [expletive]!" It was hard to escape Shaq's legacy at Staples Center on Sunday. He was in town with the Phoenix Suns to play the Clippers in the afternoon game, and the evening featured a matchup of his former teams, the Lakers and Miami Heat. When I reminded Shaq of this unique confluence he went around the Suns locker room shaking hands as if he'd just won an award. If it's rare for such a superstar to play for four teams (can it really be almost 13 years since he left Orlando?) it might be an even greater oddity that none of the four is a guarantee to retire his jersey when he's done. Orlando was his first team, the place where he wreaked havoc on backboards and produced his greatest highlights (such as, say, these) a franchise he led to the only NBA Finals appearance in its history. Yet, he also left the Magic in a lurch, the most significant free agent departure in NBA history. He had his best years in Los Angeles, winning three consecutive championships and his lone Most Valuable Player award. But this breakup was even more acrimonious, an inevitable result of his feud with Kobe Bryant, a departure further sullied by cheap shots he took at owner Jerry Buss and the city of Los Angeles. He was a big part of the Heat's first NBA championship, then his body broke down and the Miami shipped him out to the desert, followed by more critiques of his former team. Shaq instantly became the best center in the Suns' big man-deficient history, even at this late stage in his career. He hasn't done enough to warrant a ceremony there (although he does deserve to play in the All-Star Game at USAirways Center next month). That would be like thinking of Ice Cube as representing the Westside Connection instead of N.W.A. So where would Shaq prefer to have his giant jersey hang? "Hopefully it'll be here," he said, walking through the hallway in Staples Center. "I was part of the greatest one-two punch in Laker history. Hopefully they still remember that. "In a perfect world, I have four teams, I'd be the first guy standing there with all four jerseys, number retired in all four places. It's not something I really think about. If I had my first wish, it would be here. Because when I first came here, I made the statement I would love to have my name next to Kareem and those greats." The phrase O'Neal used to use was "I want to be on both sides of the Forum", meaning the wall where they hung the championship banners and the wall where they hung the retired numbers. The team's venue has changed. The sentiment hasn't. At some point he and the Lakers will have to put their differences aside and do the right thing. Three championships are three championships. -- ※ 發信站: 批踢踢實業坊(ptt.cc) ◆ From: 122.116.241.33