Shaq Becomes The First Orlando Magic Player To Have Their Jersey Retired 3️⃣2️⃣ 🪄 | NBA on TNT

Shaq Becomes The First Orlando Magic Player To Have Their Jersey Retired 3️⃣2️⃣ 🪄 | NBA on TNT

So so are you telling where people live don’t you are you intrigued I I want to know which one of us want got an honor here comes a hint I’ve got a little hint um and and I don’t know how often it is Shaq that you go to Home Depot and and

Or rap or freestyling at Home Depot a lot a lot you do this this is a common occurrence for you yes it is so this is just a snippet something that happened a couple weeks ago go ahead with the first pick in the 199 2 NBA draft the Orlando

Magic selects Shaquille O’Neal from Louisiana state she’s in the back she write a book about every step on my way up the ladder came out the mud it was an ugly chapter I don’t even show up bet your fancy parties if you see me hanging out it’s Platinum if you count my points

Rebounds platin got two retired jerseys in two different cities I’m still waiting on that call from the Orlando Magic I know what it is then you have an idea he got a call from the Orlando Magic I don’t I don’t know if he’s gotten a call

From I think that’s what it is I don’t know I don’t know what you there how about that there’s a call from Alex Martins who’s the CEO of of the Orlando Magic let’s listen in hi Shaq Alex Martins with the Orlando Magic I hear you’ve been waiting for a

Phone call from us and the wait is over on behalf of the the vas 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 hey Gun around [Applause] people some impress 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 league that uh does not have a retired jersey they

Tried to wait him out so 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 retire so when I went there 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 getting my J like man we don’t do that here so but I I would like to thank uh the divos family I wish the old man

Was still alive a rich divos 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 wiana before before him oh and in 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 of pressure 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 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 swept 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 thank guys like Charles and and Michael and Magic because you know Ernie when you came to my house to interview me I still was that 18year 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 uh 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 deserved it Fe February 13th at February 13th at the newly renamed Kia Center what day what that’s a Tuesday 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 per 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 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 his 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 human 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 them 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 M I wasn’t talking much that’s why I said KY I only working with you for 20 years my no Kenny Johnson you uh you bring up

Your mother and wouldn’t you know it Shaq we just happened to have a message congratulations Shaquille on the retirement of New 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 also 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 deserved 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 business man you a doctor too yes I is that just something y’all just throwing y’all name for hyper hbal no we what verbally spell it Hy

Verbally so I would put down 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 there she said Bae I need to borrow some money and I’m like why mama has a great allowance you

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 he was okay so she

Went she went uh and got her bachelor’s she got her uh Masters 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 on hyperbole here with this guy no not at all can I can I

Shout out to HBCU since she you shout out B CH because I read something the other day that 70% of the uh doctors in the world come from H that are African-American come from HBCU 50% of the lawyers and like 35% of the engineers it’s like it’s an phenomenal

But they only make up 100 of the 4,000 schools so for African-Americans it’s very important HBCU to fund them to be part of them because they bring out the best people no doubt um hey this is a good way to start the new year congratulations year thank you with Shaq

Going thank you Alex the Jersey is being retired uh three clubs you got to get him in touch with Jamie cuz I need those glasses Jamie give me those glasses Shaq bullied the Magic in I love it I’m just waiting on a call from the Elijo

Magic nice going big nice going so take a break come right back hey big bro congratulations on your jersey retirement for the Orlando Magic I remember when you first got drafted how happy you were to go to a place close to Disney World I love you bro it’s been a long time coming

Congratulations wow Shaq I got the phone call they said they were retiring a number I said oh finally me they said no Shaq of course you’re deserving you’re the best you one of the few men that we’ve seen in sports play a game love a game the right way and create your own

Path and do it your way now your numbers retired in three different Arenas that’s something special that’s why they call you sh and this was the uh scene moments ago you know what as it was made official why don’t we get we didn’t get all his kids to say uh congratulations it’s only

A half hour show okay well we going to be on at 2:00 in the morning I mean they they all these kids said congratulations we could be out here by 2:15

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