{"id":1709,"date":"2024-09-18T08:52:13","date_gmt":"2024-09-18T08:52:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportnews.drinkfood.info\/?p=1709"},"modified":"2024-09-18T08:52:13","modified_gmt":"2024-09-18T08:52:13","slug":"shaquille-oneals-reason-behind-selfless-act-to-help-miami-win-title","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportnews.drinkfood.info\/?p=1709","title":{"rendered":"Shaquille O\u2019Neal\u2019s reason behind selfless act to help Miami win title.."},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/ybmedia\/image\/upload\/c_crop,h_675,w_1200,x_0,y_0\/c_fill,f_auto,h_900,q_auto,w_1600\/v1\/m\/9\/1\/918929817f9df2fc5db5fe42332e03cdf3896cd0\/Shaquille-ONeals-reason-behind-selfless-act-to-help-Miami-win-title.jpg\" alt=\"Shaquille O\u2019Neal\u2019s reason behind selfless act to help Miami win title\" \/><\/p>\n<div id=\"ac_91176189\" class=\"article_chunk type_50\">\n<div class=\"froala-view custom-theme first_text_block\">\n<p>Shaquille O\u2019Neal recently\u00a0revealed his reasons for helping\u00a0the Miami Heat win the 2006 NBA title. Back in 2004, the Los Angeles Lakers decided to keep Kobe Bryant and\u00a0part ways with O\u2019Neal\u00a0by trading him to Miami. Despite the big man\u2019s efforts to help the Lakers achieve a three-peat, it was Bryant who the organization felt they should proceed with. Given these factors, it fueled Shaq to prove to his former team that he didn\u2019t need them to achieve success.<\/p>\n<p>In a recent episode of The OGs Show, O\u2019Neal spilled the truth about how Pat Riley formed a championship-winning team. Apparently, Riley gave Shaq a couple of options to keep him happy to play for Miami. Either the \u2018Big Diesel\u2019 would receive a $120 million contract or he would take less money for the team to be able to acquire the necessary pieces to help them win a title. While Shaq could\u2019ve taken the money, his desire to win one more ring before Bryant was stronger.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cPat [Riley] came in and he said \u201cShaq, I love you. I can give you the whole [$120 million] and we can have nobody or I can give you [$100 million]. Get [Udonis Haslem] some more money, I can bring in [James] Posey, I can bring in [Gary Payton], I can bring in all \u2019em guys,\u201d O\u2019Neal said.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAnd I was like, \u201cYou know what, I need to win. \u2026 I gotta win one before [Kobe Bryant] get one.\u201d So yeah, f**k it. I got enough money, I got the biggest house, I\u2019ll do it and that\u2019s what I did. So you know for me, it\u2019s not about money, it\u2019s about maximizing your potential, if you got the ability to do more, I\u2019m always trying to do more.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"ac_91176190\" class=\"article_chunk type_51\"><center><\/p>\n<div class=\"twitter-tweet twitter-tweet-rendered\"><iframe id=\"twitter-widget-0\" class=\"\" title=\"X Post\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/embed\/Tweet.html?dnt=true&amp;embedId=twitter-widget-0&amp;features=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%3D%3D&amp;frame=false&amp;hideCard=false&amp;hideThread=false&amp;id=1836176281676775729&amp;lang=en&amp;origin=https%3A%2F%2Fclutchpoints.com%2Fheat-news-shaquille-oneals-reason-behind-selfless-act-to-help-miami-win-title&amp;sessionId=0efb40fecc0a5ed1b3f1abf232c808048bca893c&amp;siteScreenName=yardbarker&amp;theme=light&amp;widgetsVersion=2615f7e52b7e0%3A1702314776716&amp;width=500px\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-tweet-id=\"1836176281676775729\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p><\/center><\/div>\n<div class=\"aditude_inline_container\">\n<div id=\"aditude_article_inline_2\" class=\"aditude_div\" data-google-query-id=\"CJDMtMyOzIgDFbVeDwIdFRwpAQ\">\n<div id=\"google_ads_iframe_\/63317524\/yardbarker\/articles\/article_dynamic_2_0__container__\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"ac_91176191\" class=\"article_chunk type_50\">\n<div class=\"froala-view custom-theme \">\n<h2><strong>Looking at Shaquille O\u2019Neal\u2019s impact on the Miami Heat leading up to their title run<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>Back in 2006,\u00a0Shaquille O\u2019Neal helped a young Dwyane Wade\u00a0win his first NBA title, which also marked the big man\u2019s fourth title reign in the NBA. While Wade was named the 2006 NBA Finals MVP, there\u2019s no denying that Shaq played a prominent role in their path to winning the championship.<\/p>\n<p>It was clear that the \u2018Big Diesel\u2019 took a step back from the spotlight. But it didn\u2019t mean that he no longer put an effort to help his team win. Throughout the 2005-06 regular season, O\u2019Neal averaged 20.0 points, 9.2 rebounds, and 1.8 blocks per game. His numbers weren\u2019t too far off from Wade\u2019s 27.2 points, 6.7 assists, 5.7 rebounds, and 1.9 steals per game. The duo of Shaq and Wade helped the Heat secure the second seed in the 2006 NBA Playoffs with a 52-30 record.<\/p>\n<p>Ultimately, it was Wade who put on a remarkable performance in the NBA Finals averaging 34.7 points, 7.8 rebounds, and 3.8 assists in six games against the\u00a0Dallas Mavericks. But if it wasn\u2019t for O\u2019Neal supporting the \u2018Flash\u2019 and taking a pay cut to acquire the necessary talent to help them win, Miami\u2019s story could\u2019ve ended differently that season.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Shaquille O\u2019Neal recently\u00a0revealed his reasons for helping\u00a0the Miami Heat win the 2006 NBA title. 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