Lakers Intend To Retire Shaq's Jersey Next Year

[MoneyTron]

iverson, mcgrady, and carter would like to have a word with you. but NBV during the final said KOBE was the most complete player in basketball being 2001. But in the real world A.I. was the man until Kobe went solo.

Allen Iverson was the man after Jordan retired and until Kobe went solo.

Iverson made the NBA 1st Team once after '01. Kobe got the nod over him from '02-'04 while he was with Shaq.

 

[Jplaya2023]

So? You are saying that all from the angle of a fan, shaq went to 5 other teams, shaq didn't retire with the lakers. I don't care how dominant he was during those 3 championships he does not deserve a statue.

I'm saying that from the angle of WHAT HE DID AS AN LA LAKER, not what he did for any other organization. Who cares how many teams he played for. He played his prime for the lakers and led them to championship that magic, kareem, wilt, west, kobe (currently) has never been able to match in terms of consecitive championships

 

[GoldenGlove]

Works perfectly for the organization. Retire Shaq's jersey the season after Dwight bounces.

 

[mr. smoke weed]

what the fukk is wrong with some of y'all seriously
can't just dap shaq up and KIM?

 

[IGSaint12]

I'm saying that from the angle of WHAT HE DID AS AN LA LAKER, not what he did for any other organization. Who cares how many teams he played for. He played his prime for the lakers and led them to championship that magic, kareem, wilt, west, kobe (currently) has never been able to match in terms of consecitive championships

It's more than that to have a statue, he has to be an icon that has a lasting image on the lakers. Whether you like it or not the way he left and how he joined other teams diminishes his status as a person deserving of a statue. He is getting his jersey retired which is in respect to what he contributed to those 3 championships but he doesn't deserve a statue.

 

[Jplaya2023]

It's more than that to have a statue, he has to be an icon that has a lasting image on the lakers. Whether you like it or not the way he left and how he joined other teams diminishes his status as a person deserving of a statue. He is getting his jersey retired which is in respect to what he contributed to those 3 championships but he doesn't deserve a statue.

like i said in my initial post, to me ITS ONLY ABOUT BASKETBALL AN WHAT HE DID ON THE COURT, everything else TO ME is nitpicking and finding reasons not to recognize exactly what this man accomplish as a Laker that no other Laker (With the exception of Mikan in the 50's) has ever been able to accomplish.

The only other player in nba history to win 3 straight finals MVPS is Jordan.

That's special and rare.

Yes the way he left wasn't all rosy, but Kareem had his issue with the organization as well and how Buss favorered Magic. Kareem spoke out against it and he still got his statue

 

[IGSaint12]

like i said in my initial post, to me ITS ONLY ABOUT BASKETBALL AN WHAT HE DID ON THE COURT, everything else TO ME is nitpicking and finding reasons not to recognize exactly what this man accomplish as a Laker that no other Laker (With the exception of Mikan in the 50's) has ever been able to accomplish.

The only other player in nba history to win 3 straight finals MVPS is Jordan.

That's special and rare.

Yes the way he left wasn't all rosy, but Kareem had his issue with the organization as well and how Buss favorered Magic. Kareem spoke out against it and he still got his statue

To get a statue at staple center look at who got them kareem, magic, jerry west, they are lakers icons that retired as lakers. If shaq wants to get a statue of his personal accomplishments while he was playing then he can get one in his home town. He is not getting a statue at staples though.

 

[Calmye]

No one else in LA LAKER history has 3 peated while winning 3 straight finals MVP's. This man deserves a statue point blank period. I don't care about the rift with the organization, i don't care about his relationship with kobe, or him berating management. I don't care about any of that.
3 straight rings, 3 straight finals mvps = statue

Kareem was apart of the all-time great period in laker history and is just now getting on in 2012 and all he did was speak his mind and stand up for his people. O'neil let envoy and being a straight hater f*ck about 2 or 3 more rings he could of got the team. He was a great player for the lakers but not Magic or Kareem great

 

[Jesus Is Lord]

like i said in my initial post, to me ITS ONLY ABOUT BASKETBALL AN WHAT HE DID ON THE COURT, everything else TO ME is nitpicking and finding reasons not to recognize exactly what this man accomplish as a Laker that no other Laker (With the exception of Mikan in the 50's) has ever been able to accomplish.

The only other player in nba history to win 3 straight finals MVPS is Jordan.

That's special and rare.

Yes the way he left wasn't all rosy, but Kareem had his issue with the organization as well and how Buss favorered Magic. Kareem spoke out against it and he still got his statue

Niqqa JPlaya ALWAYS finds a way......

 

[mr. smoke weed]

He was a great player for the lakers but not Magic or Kareem great

oh really
and why is this?

 

[2Quik4UHoes]

iverson, mcgrady, and carter would like to have a word with you. but NBV during the final said KOBE was the most complete player in basketball being 2001. But in the real world A.I. was the man until Kobe went solo.

Allen Iverson was the man after Jordan retired and until Kobe went solo.

Them nikkaz ain't got much words breh, Kobe was better then and he damn sure is now. Anyone who thinks otherwise is fukkin retarded.

 

[Jesus Is Lord]

Them nikkaz ain't got much words breh, Kobe was better then and he damn sure is now. Anyone who thinks otherwise is fukkin retarded.

They got words, but not the words homie thinks...

 

[Hacksaw Jim Thuggin]

That nikka wore the green though....retiring his jerz I know you have to, but I'll be damned if they build that nikka a statue after wearing the green. ULTIMATE BETRAYAL!!


Leave it at the jerz retired and that's it. fukk that nikka for puttin gon the Celtic Green.

grow up...they traded him...on bad terms i might add...he didnt leave

 

[Greenhornet]

as long as hoopz is on tv im straight with this


maybe she can bust that thing wide open

 

[TheNig]

what the fukk is wrong with some of y'all seriously
can't just dap shaq up and KIM?

Becuz he wore that green dawg.