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Shaquille O'Neal	#32 \| Center \| Phoenix Suns

Height: 7-1 Weight: 325 Born: March 6, 1972, Newark, New Jersey

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December 28, 2007
Shaquille ONeal was not included in the starting lineup for the Miami Heat, due to sore hips. This is ONeals first missed start in 30 games this season.

November 18, 2007
Shaquille O'Neal has been playing with stiffness in his surgically repaired knee and a bruised left thigh. The knee's bothering him enough that he has taken cortisone shots to help deal with the pain, according to the Miami Herald. Shaq said he plans to keep playing through his injuries, but he clearly looks affected by them on the court this season.

October 14, 2007
Shaquille O'Neal was forced to leave Saturday's preseason game after colliding with Emeka Okafor. He was noticeably limping and was diagnosed with a bruised quadriceps, according to the Miami Herald. Shaq said he didn't think the injury was serious. On the other hand, at this stage of his career, his health will remain a constant concern.

May 10, 2007
Pat Riley insists the Heat will not trade Shaquille O'Neal this offseason, the AP reports. O'Neal sat out 42 games this season, mostly because of knee surgery, and averaged a career-low 17.3 points.

April 18, 2007
Shaquille O'Neal may not play in Wednesday's season finale, according to the Miami Herald.

April 12, 2007
Shaquille O'Neal didn't take part in yesterday's game because he hadn't returned from his grandfather's funeral in time, according to the Sun-Sentinel. Shaq will be back in the mix for the Heat's next run.

March 10, 2007
Shaquille ONeal scored a season-high 32 points on Friday night. He made his first seven shots, was 13-of-16 from the field and had nine rebounds.

February 3, 2007
Shaquille ONeal played just 20 minutes on Saturday but scored 20 points on 8-of-11 shooting. He was supposed to play more than the 28 minutes he played on Thursday but ran into early foul trouble.

February 1, 2007
Shaquille O'Neal returned to action Thursday and had 16 points and eight rebounds before fouling out. O'Neal, who's been battling knee problems all year, played 28 minutes on the night.

January 30, 2007
Shaquille ONeal was inactive for the Heat's game against the Bucks on Tuesday night. O'Neal, who has played only six games this season because of a knee injury, hurt his calf in practice Monday and is day-to-day.

January 27, 2007
Shaquille O'Neal sat out Saturday's game against the Bulls as he continues to recover from knee surgery, according to the AP. "He's not ready to play back-to-backs. We have to be careful with that," acting coach Ron Rothstein said.

January 26, 2007
Shaquille O'Neal returned to the starting lineup Friday but played just 15 minutes at New York. The Heat would like to ease O'Neal back into the swing of things given how much time he's missed with his knee problems this season. Shaq did at least produce in his brief appearance, picking up 11 points, four rebounds and four blocks.

January 26, 2007
Shaquille O'Neal will play Friday at New York, but it's no guarantee he'll play both games this weekend, the Miami Herald reports. Although O'Neal played 14 minutes Wednesday, the team still considers him "day-to-day" as he comes back from his knee problems. "We have to go one day at a time, see how he feels, how his knee reacts and all that stuff," head coach Ron Rothstein said.

January 24, 2007
Shaquille ONeal returned to the court against the Pacers on Wednesday and had five points and five rebounds in 14 minutes, according to the AP. It was his first action since suffering a serious knee injury on November 12. He'll play more minutes once his conditioning gets back to where it was at the start of the season.

January 22, 2007
Shaquille O'Neal still is working on his conditioning, so it's unlikely that he will return from his knee surgery tonight, according to the Miami Herald. He's pretty much day-to-day at this point.

January 18, 2007
ESPNEWS reports that Shaquille O'Neal will miss at least two more games. O'Neal is recovering from knee surgery and returned to full practice on Wednesday.

January 18, 2007
Shaquille O'Neal went through a full practice on Wednesday for the first time since his knee surgery, according to the Sun-Sentinel. It's not clear exactly when O'Neal will return, but it could be very soon.

January 13, 2007
Shaquille ONeal will continue practicing and rebuilding the strength in his left knee, but there was "zero" chance he would play Monday night when the Heat visit the Lakers, according to the AP. O'Neal, who has played in just four games this season, wouldn't speculate on when he'll be back in the lineup. "I'm not sure," he said before the Heat played at Utah. "I don't like to give dates because it's like giving a promise and not keeping it. So whenever I'm 100 percent."

January 12, 2007
Shaquille O'Neal is unlikely to play on the current road trip, which has three more games to run, the Miami Herald reports. O'Neal is coming back from knee surgery and finally returned to practice yesterday. Miami's next home game, a possible target for O'Neal, is next Thursday against Indiana.

January 11, 2007
Shaquille O'Neal was back at practice with the Heat Thursday, the AP reports. O'Neal is coming back from knee surgery; he feels he'll need about four or five practices before he can play in a game.

January 5, 2007
The plan remains for Shaquille O'Neal to join the Heat at some point on the current road trip, though he will not play Friday, the Miami Herald reports. O'Neal is coming back from knee surgery.

January 2, 2007
Shaquille ONeal is ahead of schedule in his rehab from his knee surgery, and he's expected to be able to return to action soon, according to the Palm Beach Post. "I think I'm very close," O'Neal said Monday. He will join the Heat on their six-game road trip that begins Friday. However, there's still no guarantee he'll return in the next two weeks.

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