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"Guys, leave this to Kupchak to announce."

O'Neill said happily, and then stepped aside.

"O'Neal and I have actually discussed this matter before, and we were going to announce it at a press conference, but O'Neal proposed this method, so it has been delayed until now."

"I announce that the Lakers will retire Shaquille O'Neal's players and let the Lakers jersey No. 34 hang above Staples forever."

Kupchak said with a smile, not loudly, but it spread throughout the banquet hall.

Everyone was startled for a moment, then applauded wildly and cheered.

really.

If Kupchak appeared at this banquet, it would probably be a matter of retiring O'Neal's jersey.

As early as when O'Neal retired, some media released a report, and the topic of discussion was which team would retire O'Neal's jersey.

Throughout his career, he has played for six teams: Magic, Lakers, Heat, Suns, Cavaliers, and Celtics.

One of the most brilliant careers is undoubtedly with the Lakers and Heat.

During his 7 years playing for the Lakers, O'Neal brought three championship trophies to the team, and he also received many heavyweight honors.

During his time with the Heat, he brought the team a championship trophy.

After his retirement, the Heat announced early that they would retire O'Neal's No. 32 jersey.

But the Lakers have yet to make a statement.

This made those media and basketball experts think that the conflict between the Lakers and O'Neal had not been completely resolved, so the Lakers would not retire O'Neal's jersey.

Faced with such remarks, the Lakers did not fight back.

With the lockout, the start of the game, etc., the media and fans gradually stopped paying attention to this matter.

Unexpectedly, it took nearly half a year for the Lakers to announce the retirement of O'Neal's jersey in this way!

O'Neill stood aside and smiled from ear to ear.

If the Lakers don't retire his jersey, he will regret it for life.

After all, my most glorious, beautiful, and memorable years are dedicated to the Lakers.

If you don't retire your jersey, it's not perfect!

After announcing the news, Kupchak still stood in the center of the banquet hall, showing no intention of leaving.

Everyone was belatedly aware of it, and it seemed that Kupchak hadn't finished speaking.

So everyone fell silent and looked at Kupchak again.

"In addition to retiring O'Neal's jersey, the Lakers also decided to erect a sculpture for O'Neal in the Staples Center square! In recognition of his outstanding contributions to the Lakers."

Kupchak continued, smiling even wider.

Hearing this sentence, everyone stood there in a daze, with an exaggerated shocked expression on their faces.

That's a statue!

In the entire NBA, each team has retired a lot of jerseys, but there are very few players who can really set up statues.

Just like the Lakers, which has a glorious history, in its decades of team history, only a few people can be talked about to make the team erect a statue for it.

At present, there are only three players with statues in the Staples Center, home of the Lakers. They are Jerry West, "Skyhook" Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, and "Magic" Johnson.

Both are great legendary superstars in nba history.

Jerry West is the logo of the nba and the only mvp in the history of the nba who lost in the finals.

"Skyhook" Kareem Abdul-Jabbar is the scoring leader in NBA history, and his 20-year career is unrivaled. He has also won 5 championship trophies, 6 mvp, two fmvp and other heavyweight honors.

As for "Magic" Johnson, he is known as the greatest point guard in NBA history, and his career achievements are equally brilliant.

5次总冠军、3个mvp、3座fmvp、4次助攻王、2次抢断等等荣誉。

Today, O'Neal stands shoulder to shoulder with these legendary superstars, and his sculpture will be erected in the square of Staples Center like these predecessors.

Even O'Neill showed a surprised expression after hearing the news.

That expression was definitely not fake, but genuine shock.

It seems that the Lakers only revealed to O'Neal that they would retire his jersey, but did not say that they would erect a statue for him.

After Kupchak finished speaking, he voluntarily left the stage and disappeared among the crowd.

O'Neill returned to the center position, the excitement was palpable.

"Thanks to the Lakers and the Bass family, the owners of the Lakers. There is no doubt that their family has created a team that has always been warm."

"I loved my days with the Lakers and that has never changed!"

"Even if I had conflicts with the management and was finally traded, I still love the Lakers. Now my dedication to the Lakers has been rewarded."

"What could be a more perfect ending than this?"

O'Neill said affectionately, his emotions became more and more full, and there were even tears in his eyes.

clap clap clap!

There was thunderous applause.

While applauding, everyone was also feeling the atmosphere of the Lakers' work, which gave O'Neal a very perfect ending.

In O'Neal's heart, he values ​​his years with the Lakers more, so he also looks forward to the Lakers being able to retire his jersey.

"Qin, see it! The Lakers are really a team with a great atmosphere, and they won't treat any player badly."

"Magic" Johnson said with a smile, surprised but also very satisfied with the arrangement of the Lakers.

Qin Feng nodded.

Of course he knows that the Lakers have made many warm operations throughout the history of the team. Of course, the main reason is that the owner Jerry Buss is a warm person.

For example, at the end of Kobe's career, after suffering a serious Achilles tendon rupture, the Lakers still offered a two-year maximum salary contract!

For example, give the old Ingram round NBA and so on.

Of course, the Lakers also had many ruthless moments, such as trading away O'Neal who brought the team three consecutive championships.

After all, the nba league is a business league, and everyone plays with capital.

But relatively speaking, the Lakers are relatively good. The reason is that the owner of the Lakers is managed by a family. Old Buss has built the Lakers into a big family image, which makes many superstars of the Lakers retire. He still maintains a close relationship with the team.

"During this summer's offseason, you are about to jump out of your contract and become a free agent. In fact, I want to say that the Lakers are really a good choice."

"Magician" Johnson continued, recruiting Qin Feng again.

And this time.

O'Neill, who was standing in the center of the banquet hall, also looked at Qin Feng with burning eyes!

Immediately, the eyes of everyone present followed O'Neill's gaze.

Qin Feng suddenly became the protagonist in the banquet hall...