Shaquille ONeal: Should the Lakers Retire Benedict Shaqs Jersey?
Traitor. Merriam Webster defines the term as: one who betrays another’s trust or is false to an obligation or duty. If Benedict Arnold epitomizes the term, perhaps too so does Shaquille O’Neal. Arnold was a general during the American Revolutionary War. He began the war in the Continental Army but later defected to the British Army. Because of the way he changed sides his name quickly became a byword in the United States for treason or betrayal. By joining the Boston Celtics, Shaquille O’Neal has sunk to this new low and his legacy will be the one to suffer for it. Which begs the question: Can Shaq’s jersey be retired as a Laker? O’Neal has always been entertaining if not beloved. The gentle giant with a larger than life personality and a smile to match is, as much as ever, his own worst enemy. It started with the jilting of the Orlando Magic for the star studded shores of Hollywood and the Los Angeles Lakers. Nothing wrong with exploring your options during free agency, it’s a players
