Shaq Finds Out the Magic Are Retiring His Jersey | Inside the NBA

Shaq Finds Out the Magic Are Retiring His Jersey | Inside the NBA

Jack Alex Martins with you Orlando Magic I hear you’ve been waiting for a phone call from us and the wait is over on behalf of the dasas family and myself and all of us here at the Orlando Magic we want to congratulate you as we make you the first jersey number retired in

The history of the Orlando Magic you had a great career here at the beginning of your career and we had some great times you took us all the way to the NBA finals and it’s finally time to put that number up in the rafters so congratulations on behalf of all of us

We look forward to having you here in Orlando to celebrate [Applause] Hey impressive confetti action right there how about that yo man people have to clean this crap up yeah the um congratulations b as Alex Martin pointed out too it’s Orlando one of the few franchises in the leag that does not have a retired jersey they

Tried to wait him out he was gone you know what’s funny so a couple years ago they did the Ring of Honor and I thought I was kep my jersey retired so when I went there I’m I’m I’m waiting to do the thing so they take me like on the top

Floor and they just have like a wall they did this thing they did the Press I was like that’s it I was like I thought I was get my J like man we don’t do that here so but I I would like to thank uh

The divorc family I wish the old man was still alive Rich of all so he he meant a lot to me him and his family uh you know Brian Hill D Scott Nick and all those guys Penny Hardway you know we had great times there I was I was Victor Wim

Before before him oh and what way in what way y’all both black no you uh come in they expect you to turn things around okay you know you have a lot ofure lot of hype coming in obviously a lot of hype coming in and so you know our first

Year we went 41 and 41 we I think think we had a 19 20 20 game better than a year before uh then the next year got uh substantially better then the third year we had horse Grant we made it to the finals where we got Sweat by Kenny but

It was a great four years there and I just wanted to come in and just you know make a name for myself also got to think guys like Charles and Michael and Magic because you know Ernie when you came to my house to interview me I still was

That 18-year-old kid who wanted to be like Charles Barkley and those guys so when I got drafted by Orlando and I was finally there I just wanted to represent so like to thank uh the city of Orlando like to thank the Orlando Magic organization appreciate you very much

Just wish the old man I wish my father was here I know that they would have been proud but thank you and I’ll see you soon deserve Fe February 13th at February 13th at the newly renamed Kia Center what day what that’s a Tuesday

You get a car it’s a it’s a Tuesday it’s it’s the arena which was a I know I you know I got a kid boy you better hey talk to my boy person we’ll get you a tell you ride hey when you uh dog on Drive

Kiss when you think back when you’re 20 years old and you’re stepping on an NBA floor for the first time um and you spent your first four years there what you I mean what did you learn Shaq and what would you know when you came in maybe thinking the league was one thing

What did you learn I learned that it was easier than I thought it was oh really oh really yeah and and what way what way was like you watch these guys on TV like always say how terrified I was of of Michael Jordan so you know he he came

And he came close I tried to block a shot I didn’t block it but I was there so now I was like okay he’s he’s human just like I am he just a little bit better human but he’s hum you know one day I’m going catch him but you know I

Just wanted to come in make a name for myself my my mother Dr luil used to always tell me son make him remember your name and growing up you know what what I had similar to all these guys I had a beautiful basketball name Charles Barkley Kenny Johnson Ernie Johnson

Michael Jordan my my name is Shaquille O’Neal so my mom said baby whenever you play make him remember your name so well mine is Kenny Smith you ain’t remember mine I wasn’t talking much that’s why I said KY I only working with you for 20 years

You still say no Kenny Johnson you uh you bring up your mother and wouldn’t you know sha we just happen to have a message congratulations Shaquille on retirement of your jersey with the Orlando Magic of course this is your number one fan saying congratulations to you I can remember back when they called

Your name Orlando Magic with the first pick and they picked Shaquille O’Neal we were all so happy for you as well as excited and I have to tell you you made us all proud with all of that joy and excitement you brought to the Orlando Community this award and this

Recognition is well deserve so we want you to enjoy it we’re so proud of you and we pray that you continue to enjoy life and don’t ever forget the memories God bless you my son why is your mom so calm and cerebral you’re such an ass

I got a serious question yeah go ahead you know how much I love your mom yeah what kind of doctor is she uh doctor and uh a business man and you a doctor too yes I a is that just something y’all just throwing y’all name for hyper HB no

We what verbally spell it Hy verbally I would put down any you give me no she went to school she went to school yeah and you know what funny story about that she she calls me one day she said bee I need to borrow some

Money and I’m like why mama has a great allowance she said I want to go back to school and I said what you need to go back to school she said it’s something I always wanted to do I had you when I was 16 had to give up my dreams to you know

Make sure was okay so she went she went uh and got her bachelor’s she got her uh Master’s and then she got her doctorate from Bon cookman HBC wow so yeah spell hyperbole yeah doctor doctor any chance Lucille you know I love you any chance

Shaq finds out he will become the first player in Orlando Magic history to have his jersey number retired.

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