Los Angeles Lakers legend Shaquille O’Neal is one of the greatest and arguably the most dominant player in the history of the NBA. O’Neal also played for six franchises throughout his 19-year career, which means he has had a plethora of teammates expand throughout the league.
This shows itself with a streak that likely no one knew about, but is truly unbelievable nonetheless and goes to show O’Neal’s reach throughout the NBA. For 37 consecutive years, a former teammate of Shaq’s has made the NBA Finals. But unfortunately, that streak is no more.
According to StatMuse, the Los Angeles Clippers being eliminated from the Western Conference Finals has ended that streak as Rajon Rondo was the last former teammate of O’Neal remaining in this year’s postseason:
One of the greatest streaks in NBA history has come to an end.