Shaquille O’Neal announced his intention to retire from playing basketball on twitter last June 1, 2011.
This day, he made it official with a press conference.
That one was filled with laughter from the crowd that gathered as Shaq made light of the moment even though he is now retiring from the sports he dominated for the better part of 19 years.
With a simple tweet, Shaquille O’Neal announces his retirement after 19 years of playing in the NBA.
It’s so sad to see a great player go but it’s about time. The self-proclaimed Superman was only able to play in 37 games in the regular season for the Boston Celtics due to an Achilles injury.
His mind still wants to go at another championship run but his body just can’t take anymore the years of banging inside.
After dominating the NBA for 19 years, Shaquille O’Neal has announced on twitter his retirement.
“We did it. 19 years baby. I want to thank you very much. That’s why I’m telling you first. I’m about to retire. Love you. Talk to you soon.”
After Despicable Me, here’s another superhero movie where the hero is actually a villain.
Megamind’s plot is based on the premise, “What if Lex Luthor defeated Superman?”
Now, that makes up for an interesting story.
Megamind stars the voices of Will Ferrell as Megamind, Brad Pitt as Metro Man, Tina Fey as Roxanne Ritchi and Jonah Hill as Hal/Tighten.
This might finally give Shaq peace of mind.
Dwight Howard is Superman no more.
In the Orlando Magic’s 99-90 Game 4 win over the Charlotte Bobcats, Howard has fouled out again.
This is the second time in as many games he got 6 fouls giving him a total of 22 fouls in the Magic’s 4-0 sweep of the Bobcats in their 1st Round playoff series.
That dubious statistic is enough to earn him a new nickname: “Foul on You”.
The Bobcats swarmed Superman in every offensive possession and frustrated him so much that he racked up 5 fouls leaving him on the bench for most of the game.
Dwight Howard managed only 5 points and 7 rebounds in Game 1 of the Orlando Magic’s first Round playoff series with the Charlotte Bobcats last April 18.
Despite that, he set the tone for his team early giving a team playoff record with 6 blocked shots in the 1st quarter helping his team win 98-89.
