Los Angeles Lakers

Lakers unveil Shaq statue during star-studded Staples Center ceremony

Published Mar. 25, 2017 3:40 a.m. ET

Andre Vergara

The Lakers unveiled Shaquille O'Neal's statue at Staples Center on Friday in a star-studded ceremony, as Kobe Bryant and other L.A. legends celebrated the giant great.

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Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Jerry West, Phil Jackson and Bryant honored Shaq in speeches, while Magic Johnson paid tribute to him in a video message.

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Plenty of Laker greats from Shaq's three championship teams in L.A. turned out for the ceremony, as well as Shaq's big family, and three of his kids also gave speeches.

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Shaq gave the last speech, and you already know how he ended it.

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The Lakers turned the day into a full-blown celebration, turning the streets outside Staples Center into Shaqtown.

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