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Miami Heat: Shaquille O’Neal was serious about ‘breaking’ his rookie in

Goran Dragic #1 of the Phoenix Suns lays up a shot past Shane Battier #31 of the Miami Heat (Photo by Christian Petersen/Getty Images)

All-Time great and former Miami Heat champion, Shaq, has always been serious about ‘breaking’ in his rookies. One current Heat player knows all about it.

The Miami Heat are slowly becoming one of those historical type franchises in the NBA. When you think about those types of franchises, it is the ones that move the needle, have a great impact on the culture, win a ton, or builds a certain level of respect currency for what they’ve done, continue to do, or the respect that others have for their organizational practices.