The Los Angeles Lakers will honor Shaquille O’Neal by retiring his No. 34 jersey on Tuesday night, April 2, 2013 at the Staples Center as the Lakers host the Dallas Mavericks. O’Neal’s time with the Lakers is regarded as the high point of his career, where he won three titles for the franchise. O’Neal will be the ninth player in Lakers franchise history to have his jersey retired.
According to ESPN, former Lakers coach Phil Jackson will speak at O’Neal’s halftime ceremony, along with Lakers vice president of business operations, Jeanie Buss. The Lakers will also show a pretaped message from Kobe Bryant on the video screen. Bryant will be in the locker room with his team preparing for the second half. Lakers greats West, Wilkes and Baylor are also scheduled to be in attendance.
O’Neal will be the ninth player in Lakers franchise history to have his jersey retired, joining Wilt Chamberlain (No. 13), Elgin Baylor (No. 22), Gail Goodrich (No. 25), Magic Johnson (No. 32), Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (No. 33), James Worthy (No. 42), Jerry West (No. 44) and Jamaal Wilkes (No. 52).
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