- "It's game time! Are you ready for this?"
- ―Shaquille O'Neal in The LEGO Movie
Shaquille O'Neal is a Basketball player. His number is 34, and his incarnation in LEGO depicted him in his Los Angeles Lakers uniforms. His fellow Lakers teammate, Kobe Bryant, was also made into a Minifigure. He voiced himself in The LEGO Movie
Background
O'Neal is currently is 6th on the all-time scoring list with 28,605 career points, behind basketball legends Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Karl Malone, Michael Jordan, Wilt Chamberlain, and Kobe Bryant.
Orlando Magic (1992 – 1996)
Los Angeles Lakers (1996 – 2004)
Miami Heat (2004 – 2008)
Phoenix Suns (2008 – 2009)
Cleveland Cavaliers (2009 – 2010)
Boston Celtics (2010 – 2011)
The LEGO Movie
In The LEGO Movie, Shaquille O'Neal (alongside NBA Player 1 and NBA Player 2) is among the Master Builders that meet in Cloud Cuckoo Land. His minifigure was black, and NBA Player 1 and NBA Player 2 were both yellow (rather than just being white). This is also how the actual minifigures are in real life. Shaquille attempts to stop the Robo SWATs with a basketball catapult, which doesn't work. He is then captured and put in one of Lord Business' Think Tanks, but is later freed by Emmet.
Notes
- The fact that he was directly addressed by Superman may be a reference to Shaq playing the role of Superman's substitute/ally Steel in the character's live-action film.
