Say it ain’t so big fella. Shaquille O’Neal, who retired from professional basketball in after the 2010-11 NBA season, is contemplating playing in Mexico. The injury-plagued (especially late in his career) big man would not be required to suit up for a whole season, rather the Mexican team wants his services for one, or two, games for the next season.
From Xavier Cabello at ESPNDeportes.com :
Sergio Ganem, President of Fuerza Regia, a team of the Liga Nacional be Baloncesto Profesional de México (LNBP), confirmed that they are negotiating with Shaquille O’Neal to play one or two games in the 2012-13 season with the team in October. The director indicated that they have talked on the telephone with the ex-player with the goal of convincing him to to return to activity. […]
The invitation was made this past August when the ex-NBA player visited Monterrey to do social work with a community center for youths in wheelchairs.
Let’s see how this plays out.
