Shaquille O’Neal
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Shaquille O’Neal changed the entire paradigm of what a big man could do on the basketball court. Coming out of LSU, a man that stood over 7-feet tall and weighed upwards of 250lbs (at least early in his career) shouldn’t have been able to run and jump like that; it almost defied the laws of human physics. O’Neal honed his game as a youngster at the local Boys and Girls Club of American in Newark, New Jersey (his home town), and at Robert G. Cole High School in San Antonio, Texas, O’Neal led his team to a 68–1 record over two years.
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The Orlando Magic selected Shaq with the #1 overall pick in the 1992 NBA Draft, and O’Neal helped turn that franchise into one of the most entertaining teams of the mid-1990’s.
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