When Shaq played for the Magic, he wore #32. When he played for the Lakers, he wore #34 because #32 and #33 were retired. When he played for the Heat, he wore #32 again. Now Shaq wears #32 with the Suns.
Shaq has decided to wear 33, with the Cleveland Caveliers. That's the number O'Neal wore in high school and at LSU before turning pro. O'Neal wore No. 32 when he was in Orlando, Miami and Phoenix.
When he was with the Los Angeles Lakers, O'Neal wore 34 because Nos. 32 and 33 were retired for Magic Johnson and Kareem Abdul-Jabbar.
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