Today, March 6th is the 45th anniversary of the birth of former Boston Celtics center Shaquille "Shaq" O'Neal's birth.
Shaq, a first-ballot Hall of Fame big man, finished his career with the club after stints with the Orlando Magic, Los Angeles Lakers, Miami Heat. Phoenix Suns, and Cleveland Cavaliers. At this stage of his career, it was clear O'Neal was chasing rings, and Boston was hoping to add some veteran frontcourt depth to match up with Shaq's former Lakers and other teams in the way of Banner 18, but an ill-advised trade sending Kendrick Perkins to the Oklahoma City Thunder while O'Neal himself was plagued with leg injuries doomed his short tenure with the Celts.