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^They did shaq right after he retired didn't they? Or am I tripping
**LA LAKERS THREAD** Sitting on 17! 2023-2024 offseason begins
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I thought they rushed the retirement ceremony so Dr. Buss could be there, but then I looked at the date and Dr. Buss had already passed by that time. 
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It's not like Jim Buss will come out and do it, prob will wait till Jeanie takes over and do it with Phil
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Please keep Phil away
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Nobody has ever had 2 jerseys retired before plus you have to factor in the inevitable monument outside Staples, maybe trying to kill them all at once.
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Ya, probably trying to plan a big event and it takes time to plan and get all the invitees' schedules aligned.
Back to Dlo, really concerning, considering he's a slow motion jump shooter and pick and roll PG (not a high flyer with athleticism), that he's getting knee soreness and resting and doing platelet therapy in Germany at age 20. This is a really bad sign in that regard.
On the other hand, it's weird that the MRI is not seeing any structural damage to ligaments/tendons. So that's a positive.
Just hope they figure out what's going on and it's not a lingering thing.
Back to Dlo, really concerning, considering he's a slow motion jump shooter and pick and roll PG (not a high flyer with athleticism), that he's getting knee soreness and resting and doing platelet therapy in Germany at age 20. This is a really bad sign in that regard.
On the other hand, it's weird that the MRI is not seeing any structural damage to ligaments/tendons. So that's a positive.
Just hope they figure out what's going on and it's not a lingering thing.
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Just wanna know what is it
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Ban this dood.
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Idk if they will retire both but I can't see another lakers player wearing #8 or #24
So they'll probably retire both somehow
So they'll probably retire both somehow
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They're for sure retiring both
- Apr 24, 2006
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I'm not so sure they'd retire both. I mean at some point you'll run out of numbers like 500 years from now 
, so you need to be conservative
, so you need to be conservative
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Yea but who in the world is gonna wear #8?! Whoever would attempt that wold prob get boo'd every game and chased out of the city. He would be forced to change his number anyway. I couldnt see a player having the cojones to even look at the number. Might as well retire both. I feel like thats the ultimate honor that no former Laker can compare to.
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Well 20 years from now no one will care if someone wears 8 or 24 (which ever isn't retired), if they decide to retire just one
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Kobe won titles wearing both 8 and 24. He had a ton of accomplishments wearing both jerseys. They must retire both numbers imo
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Yankees fans boo anyone who wears Paul O'Neill's number.
Latroy Hawkins got booed for a few weeks until he said he had to change his number.
Lakers fans will boo anyone who wears 8 or 24
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Yea wouldn't ever be right seeing somebody else where that number. We aren't the Celtics, there's plenty of other numbers to choose from, but ultimately I think Kobe is going to prefer that 24 be retired since that's when he was the guy.
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retire both
hang em straight down from the rafters like a little tree air freshener
hang em straight down from the rafters like a little tree air freshener
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I faintly remember Brian Cook asking to switch to #34 after Shaq was traded.
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Man they BETTER RETIRE BOTH!!!!
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