Dear Mr. O'Neal:
You have never met me before, but I implore you to listen to what I have to say. It's not going to be easy for you to hear, but trust me. It has to be said.
Mr. O'Neal, out of respect for both the game and yourself, please...PLEASE...retire from the NBA.
At this point, you are finishing up the first year of a two-year contract you signed with the Boston Celtics last summer. In a backup role, you have averaged a career-low 9.2 points a game and 4.8 rebounds. That isn't the Shaq that fans have come to know and love, and you know it!
I have been a fan of yours since you first burst onto the scene with the Orlando Magic in 1992. Forget about the Derrick Roses and Kevin Durants in the game now. To this day, your rookie campaign was, and still is, the most electrifying I have ever seen.
Honestly, how many players today will average not only 23.4 points and 13.8 rebounds a game, not to mention 3.5 blocks, and put up numbers that match or exceed those for 13 consecutive seasons? In today's guard/forward-friendly game, not many.
The sad truth is, Mr. O'Neal, tha ...
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