Shaquille O’Neal to the Boston Celtics: Is Shaq Tainting His Legacy?

August 4th, 2010 by Sean Grimm Leave a reply »


Shaquille O'Neal has long been a dominating force in the National Basketball Association. Today he agreed to terms of a two year deal with the Boston Celtics, marking his third organization in just three years.

With all of his jumping around from team to team lately, in pursuit of another ring to keep up with Kobe Bryant, one must wonder if he is putting his legacy in danger.

Would it have been better for O'Neal to just hang it up after this year?  What happens if he fails yet again to win another championship, this time with the Boston Celtics?

There's no questioning the Diesel's dominance in the prime of his career, particularly his time with the Lakers when he and Bryant won three titles in a row. You also have to give him credit for the Heat's championship run.  

But as of late, hasn't O'Neal almost seemed like a big leech?  First he wants on with Cavaliers to play alongside LeBron James.  Then he wanted to follow James and Chris Bosh to Miami, but he was quietly and quickly rejected by the Heat organization.  And now he finally lands with the older big three in Boston.

...

Read Full Article at Bleacher Report - NBA
Article written by

Advertisement

Comments are closed.