Shaquille O’Neal remains one of the most relevant people in the NBA landscape despite retiring over a decade ago. The broadcasting career of Shaq keeps his name and face out there to still have a lot of popularity these days. O’Neal’s NBA career is the reason for his name being so beloved and finding success in other areas.

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The basketball side of Shaq has some memories and moments that he likely doesn’t want to talk about as much. O’Neal’s four NBA Championship wins, and generally dominant stats are how he wants to be remembered. However, there are certain things that happened in his career that Shaq hopes don't have the same lasting memories when looking back.

10 Actual Locker Room Fights With Kobe Bryant

The rivalry between Shaquille O’Neal and Kobe Bryant may have been the biggest drama involving teammates in NBA history. Both guys dominated in their respective skill sets, but they could not get along, even with the three NBA Championships.

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There were a couple of real fights between the two that other teammates have spoken about. Bryant was not afraid to call out Shaq despite being younger in age, and it reached a boiling point on multiple occasions where hands were exchanged.

9 Signed With Boston Celtics To Ring Chase After Lakers Run

Most legendary Los Angeles Lakers develop a dislike for the Boston Celtics and vice versa as the league’s oldest rivalry. Shaquille O’Neal never faced Boston in the playoffs while representing the Lakers, but the fan perception of a rivalry still exists.

The later years of O’Neal’s career saw him ring chasing in hopes of tying Kobe Bryant with five total rings. Shaq signed with Boston in his final year during the 2010-2011 season one year after they made the finals, but he was too past his prime to help.

8 Michael Jordan's Chicago Bulls Swept Him In Final Orlando Magic Series

The biggest accomplishment of the Orlando Magic during the era of Shaquille O’Neal was the 1995 run. Orlando not only made the NBA Finals in a stacked East, but they were the only team to eliminate Michael Jordan’s Chicago Bulls between 1991 and 1998.

There was an asterisk since Jordan returned late into the season not in peak basketball shape, but the Magic still knocked out the Bulls in Chicago. Jordan clearly wanted revenge the following year when Chicago swept Orlando in the 1996 Eastern Conference Finals. Shaq left the Magic in free agency that summer to have his time end in the worst possible fashion.

7 Coaches Invented New Strategy For Intentionally Fouling Due To Him

The biggest weakness of Shaquille O’Neal was his horrendous free throw shooting. Shaq was the most dominant player in the early 2000s and often won games by himself just backing up the opposing center and laying the ball in the hoop every time.

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Opposing coaches started the “hack-a-Shaq” plan of intentionally fouling O’Neal enough to force free throws if he was on the court. This took place later in games and forced Shaq to the bench at points. Players to have the same issue today get fouled intentionally all thanks to the game plan for O’Neal.

6 Failed As LeBron James' Missing Piece In Cleveland

The final few years of Shaquille O’Neal’s career were a bit embarrassing seeing him hop from team to team looking to ring chase. O’Neal had hope that he could still contribute enough to be LeBron James’ missing piece on the Cleveland Cavaliers.

The sole 2009-2010 season in Cleveland ended in a second-round knockout by the Boston Celtics. Shaq could still put up some points, but his rebounding and defense took a huge hit. The Cavaliers couldn’t play him beyond 20-25 minutes, and it caused that season to be a failure for both sides.

5 Drama With Kobe Bryant Started Due To Shaq Showing Up Out Of Shape

Kobe Bryant’s initial issues with Shaquille O’Neal focused on his conditioning not being strong for an NBA player. Shaq has admitted he didn’t train during the summer and often came into the season out of shape using the regular season to get back on track.

The polar opposite mindset of Bryant saw him taking it seriously all offseason. This caused a lot of clashing between the two when Kobe had to start carrying the team in the regular season, and O’Neal still had the offense revolving around him in the postseason.

4 Responsible For Stan Van Gundy Getting Fired In Miami

The Miami Heat won their first NBA Championship due to taking advantage of the Los Angeles Lakers trading Shaquille O’Neal. One person from the Miami years to not enjoy that run was the head coach Stan Van Gundy.

The first season of the Dwyane Wade and Shaq years ended in an Eastern Conference Finals partially due to O’Neal not being healthy. However, some clashing between O’Neal and Van Gundy saw his influence leading to the Heat making a coaching change. Pat Riley returned to coach the team to the 2006 NBA Championship, and Van Gundy missed out on that accomplishment with his firing.

3 Challenged Hakeem Olajuwon To One On One After Losing Finals

Shaquille O’Neal often lists the 1995 NBA Finals as his biggest NBA regret since he wanted to win an NBA Championship for the Orlando Magic. The matchup against the Houston Rockets saw the 6th seed Rockets sweep the top seed Magic squad.

One strange story of Shaq clearly not accepting the loss saw him typing a letter released to the public challenging Hakeem Olajuwon to a one-on-one game. O’Neal wanted to prove he was the better center, but Olajuwon was too busy celebrating another ring to address this desperate move.

2 Christian Laettner Won Dream Team Spot Over Him

The infamous NBA Dream Team of American players representing the country in the 1992 Olympics featured one rookie spot for a college player entering the league. Duke’s Christian Laettner won the spot since he achieved the most college success and performed well in tryouts.

Shaquille O’Neal took it as a sign of disrespect that Laettner was selected above him, despite most pundits viewing Shaq as the better all-around player. The anger over this has seen O’Neal even claiming that his Olympic team in 1996 was better than the Dream Team, even though no one believes it but him.

1 Lying About Being Robbed Of Two MVPs By Steve Nash

One of the running jokes from Shaquille O’Neal for over a decade now is that Steve Nash robbed him of two MVP Awards. O’Neal only won one MVP with the Los Angeles Lakers, but he claims he deserved the two that Nash won during his Miami Heat days.

The first season makes sense with Shaq finishing second in the voting and it being a coin toss decision. However, that second MVP year for Nash saw O’Neal consisted of injures and not getting any first place votes. A young LeBron James, Dirk Nowitzki, and low-seeded Kobe Bryant were the closest names to Nash that year.