Shaq announces retirement

[Iwinyourmoney]

After 19years. Great athlete and all around guy. Have followed him since I was little

[chilidog]

I remember my dad taking me to see him play at LSU

[thompsontw]

Hard to believe he won't be around next year.
I remeber watching him at LSU thinking what a star he is going to be.
That certainly proved to be true.

[marcoloco]

good career. i wonder how he would of done if his era was about 7-10 years earlier.

[ngates815]

Good for him.

Good player, seemed like a good guy.

Just tooled around the last few years trying to grab another championship, but he was one of the greatest bigs.

[tony_come]

could of been the best center in history

if shaq had work ethics

[BIGDAY]

could of been the best center in history

if shaq had work ethics

Agreed, seemed a bit lazy at times.

[BRAVES1985]

didn't he retire 3 years ago?

[Dad]

Backboards are safe once again.

[jjgold]

He has been a non factor for years

Good guy and player

[LotsoCheese]

Great Player

[Bill Dozer]

could of been the best center in history

if shaq had work ethics

Yup, A fat NBA player at 38 has no chance of staying healthy. If he dropped 75 lbs now, he probably could still play and wouldn't have toe and hammy issues.

[OSUCOWBOYS]

He has been a non factor for years

Good guy and player

+1

[jmiezie]

Gonna miss seeing him go up against d. Howard.. Was a fun matchup to watch and shaq always gave him a challenge even in his old age

[Doc JS]

didn't he retire 3 years ago?

Yes...but he continued to cash his paychecks!

Doc

[ttwarrior1]

be talked out of retirement and be on the heat next year at deadline, extra fouls and space

[BRAVES1985]

Yes...but he continued to cash his paychecks! Doc

[xpo276]

one of the greatest to ever pick up a ball.

[Scorpion]

I remember there was a poster always called Shaq mountain guriella, was it Nicky Santoro or fukking sick gambler? Or the the poster who checked into a mental institution in south Boston because his ******* wife was fukking his russian neighbor?

[Muggy]

He was definitely appreciated. I think it's a good decision to hang it up now, he already stuck around too long and father time shut him down.

[Preston09]

Damn! Good run, I was hoping he could somehow grab another shio before he retired but oh well. Really funny dude.

[Scorpion]

He should sign with Miami Heat

Isnt Juwon Howard 38? Miami has too many players over 37

[frostno98]

Surprised he didn't try out with the Lakers or Heats one last time.

[bradthebloke]

nice guy.

[William Walters]

Great in his time, laziness cost the Lakers at least 1-2 more rings, talked too much sh!t when he'd jump from team to team, ring chaser the past handful of seasons, but a good personality for the NBA.

[str]

Shaq was a great guy .

Wished he had tried the under hand free throws.

Would have made him better still.

[EmpireMaker]

at least 5 years too late !!!!

[spurginobili]

It's about time. He had a great career.

[BRAVES1985]

was on on punk'd that was funny

[Wreckloose]

I give him credit for knowing it's time pretty close to when it actually was.

[jcadwell]

see ya later shaq.. it was great growing up watching you play

[I/O]

Great rapper

[nyplayer33]

yeah should of retired 3 yrs ago

[Grits n' Gravy]

yeah should of retired 3 yrs ago

If someone is willing to pay him 8 figures a season, he'd be foolish to say no. Shaq was a force for over a decade. I'm sure ESPN or TNT will look to bring him onboard if there is a season next year.

[TeamTT]

Great Player, best centre