A jolly, seen giant, who is one of just two players to win three consecutive Finals MVP awards and was the leading scorer and rebounder for the Lakers each time; also league MVP in ’99-’00, and finished second in voting twice
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- Appearance in Blue Chips
- Appearance in “Don’t Fake the Funk” Reebok commercial
- Appearance in Uncle Drew
- Appearances in Kazaam and Steel
- As championship winner on Lakers (2000, 2001, 2002)
- As Lakers legend
- As part of Lakers “super team”
- As part of 1992 NBA draft class
- Considered for 1992 U.S. Olympic team
- Earning 2009 All-Star Game co-MVP with Kobe Bryant
- Ending career with the Celtics
- Feud with Kobe Bryant
- Fight with Charles Barkley
- Missing out on league MVP in a controversial voting (2005)
- Nicknamed “Diesel”
- On 1996 U.S. Olympic team
- On ’99-’00 Los Angeles Lakers (greatest teams)
- One of the greatest players of the 21st century
- Participating on Shaq Vs.
- Playing against Kobe Bryant as an opponent for the first time (on Christmas)
- Replaced by Rony Seikaly
- Signing with Lakers; leaving the Magic (1996)
- Traded from Lakers to Heat (2004)
