Shaq got his number retired by the Magic last night

That’s kind of weird considering that he was only there 4 years, and they didn’t win any NBA titles.

I lived in O town from 1990 to 2000. I saw the Magic's first game. Expansion ball was a tough watch. It was just a collection of 8th best players on their previous team, and Nick Anderson. Dave Corzine goes down. Jerry Renalds, Terry Catledge, Scott Skiles, etc.

When Shaq was drafted, everything changed. Add Penny a year later... and they became contenders. It was a blast to go to games. NBA on NBC... I saw dudes play... MJ, Malone and Stockton, Magic, The Pacers with Reggie Miller and Mark Jackson, Alonzo Morning, The Knicks with Ewing, etc. Man it was fun.