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nah, he deserves it. We have to stay classy holding a grudge against Shaq just adds fuel to Kareem's fire ....tbh.
i dont like it...
Although i remember the 3 championships he gave us, Ill also remember Shaq...for dissing Dr. Buss...for clowning the Lakers fans....for talking trash about the Lakers and Kobe....for joining our most hated rival, the Celtics, to specifically match up against the Lakers. I'm not as forgiving as you guys. Imo, to be up in the rafters, you need to be a true, respectful "Lakers" player....and Shaq isn't one.
Lakers Front Office are pussies.
nah, he deserves it. We have to stay classy holding a grudge against Shaq just adds fuel to Kareem's fire ....tbh.
class, do we look like the Spurs?
3/10 trolljob...not nearly as good as the Josh Smith one
So does Kareem's jersey get yanked because he ed about a statue?
FAIL...the Josh Smith one was a troll job that you clearly fell for.
This is legit and is all over the news....so you FAIL even more for thinking it is a troll job.
nope cuz thats about a statue not retired jerseys.
Eh?
Shaq hasn't ed about retired jerseys. If Kareem raped a puppy and posted the video on Youtube, would his have his jersey removed?
A: Not if the puppy didn't mind him wearing it
shaq just be funny intentionally no malign imho, whereas kobe is more of a bag than anyone and im pretty sure staples will have his jersey hung beneath the ceiling as well after he retires.
lets put it this way...did Kareem diss the lakers before his jersey got retired?
I'm not a big Shaq fan, but he did give us his prime years and was the main reason for a 3peat. He's a pretty big icon for the NBA, the guy deserves some respect.
It's not like he's getting a statue like Kobe probably would and Kobe threw around his share of too. A retired number is the least LAL can do for Shaq, I guess.
1. The Josh Smith one was good, and yes I fell for it.
2. I know Shaq's jersey is going up, it's one of the top stories on ESPN. The troll job here is you thinking that Shaq doesn't deserve his jersey retired.
He's one of the most dominant players ever seen and his prime was with the Lakers. He saved us from Ced Ceballos purgatory and eventually gave the Lakers 3 les.
If you're a real Laker fan then you can appreciate this and see through the personal bull . You don't strike me as a Kobe fanboi so I assume you're trolling
Before or after, a retired jersey is a retired jersey.
Shaq is a huge part of the Lakers history. You cannot deny that. His jersey in the rafters is only fitting and to not do that would be a huge disgrace for a future lock HOFer and top 5 ever to play the big.
You are right, Shaq deserves recognition for getting us championships...thats why he got rings and finals mvps so we can remember him.
...what he doesnt deverve, is to be honored as a Lakers player after burning bridges the way he did. Going up in the rafters is a privilage, its unfortunate he didnt think of that when he was opening his mouth.
By that rationale, Kome talked about management and asked to be traded too at some point. Do you not retire his jersey also?
when did he talk about the management? when did he leave to the celtics?
Shaq is the best player in Lakers history, if you don't put his jersey up, no ones jersey should go up.
We had a summer long of whining about management and talking about getting traded...
First, Bryant said on 1050 ESPN Radio in New York: "I would like to be traded, yeah. Tough as it is to come to that conclusion there's no other alternative, you know?"
"[The Lakers] obviously want to move in a different direction in terms of rebuilding," Bryant said, adding he could have opted to sign with the Los Angeles Clippers or Chicago Bulls instead. "Three years ago when I was re-signing they should have told me they wanted to rebuild."
Speaking at 8:27 p.m. ET, according to the Times, he said: "Nothing's changed. It's just a matter of I don't want to go no place else. I don't have much of a choice. When things like this go down, you just sit back. What can I do? It's like a broken record."
The Times asked Bryant if he still wanted to be traded.
"Yes," he said.
"They said nothing to me about a long-term plan. Absolutely nothing," Bryant said. "They told [Lakers coach] Phil [Jackson] one thing and they told me another. Actions speak louder than words."
Lakerfan has short memory...
If Shaq never signs in Hollywood who knows if Kobe is still even a Laker.
You guys are probably still jerking to Magic and Byron
Magic was no angel either
Got Westhead fired because he wanted "to have fun"
And he probably got Nixon traded so he could play PG full time
It deserves to be up there ......
Lakers turned their back on Shaq who was still an elite big man. He was justified in his dissing....he won a le 1st right?
Don't be so concerned about the past, worry about the domino effective of Shaq signing in Hollywood. Without Shaq there is no Phil in LA, without Shaq & Phil there is no Kobe winning les and anyway Phil would be riding some other HOF's to les instead
Shaq won Finals MVP x3 for the Lakers. No way he isn't getting his jersey up there.
True. But, then Kobe made him eat ass:::
Kobe: 2
Daddy: 1/for eternity
Looking back Shaq should have just stayed teamed up with Wade. Taken a paycut and brought a 3rd star in. The quality of big men in this league is pretty damn low
For the record Shaq threw up 18 & 8 just two seasons ago in PHX playing 73 games
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