Congratulations to Shaq! He just bought stake into an NBA team. I’m a surprised by his team choice (this is the same team he once called the “Queens”), but I’m also surprised that he didn’t become an owner of a team sooner. Check out which team after the jump & let us know what you think…
Via USAToday:
As the Sacramento Kings continue their image makeover that was sparked by the late May sale of the team to Vivek Ranadive, they have made a big and bold addition by making Shaquille O’Neal a minority owner. The TNT analyst once gleaned pleasure in deriding the Kings, who he owned in a very different way when his Lakers thrice knocked their rival out of the playoffs en route to titles in 2000, 2001 and 2002. Now, however, his joy will come from seeing one of the league’s worst-performing franchises turn things around.
His involvement will begin in earnest today, as O’Neal – who jokingly referred to himself as ‘Dr. O’Neal throughout a phone interview with USA TODAY Sports – plans to meet with Kings players and coaches in Sacramento before having dinner with franchise centerpiece and his new protégé, center DeMarcus Cousins.
“What interested me in this deal is the new vision, the new Kings, the new everything,” O’Neal, who so famously deemed the Kings the “Queens” at the start of the 2002-03 season, said. “I’ve always wanted to be part of something like this…It’s going to be great.”
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