The Miami Heat announced today that they will retire Shaquille O'Neal's No. 32 jersey at the beginning of the 2016-17 NBA season.
"Shaquille O'Neal is one of the truly elite players in the history of the game and one of the greatest players to ever wear a HEAT uniform," said HEAT President Pat Riley. "He took us to another level as a basketball franchise while leading us to our first NBA championship. Retiring his number in the rafters, along with HEAT greats Alonzo Mourning and Tim Hardaway, is something we are very proud of.