Shaq Says The Lakers Are "Definitely" Making The Playoffs

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Shaq says the Lakers will be in the playoffs.

NBA legend Shaquille O'Neal says the Los Angles Lakers will "definitely" make the playoffs despite currently holding a 26-30 record and not making any significant moves prior to the trade deadline.

"They definitely will make the playoffs," Shaq told TMZ Sports at his Super Bowl party on Friday.

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"This was one of the hardest franchises I ever had to play for," Shaq added. "I remember when I came here, Jerry West said, 'Look, I know you do movies, I know you do rap albums and all that,' But, he made me look up [in the rafters] and I seen Wilt [Chamberlain] and Kareem [Abdul-Jabbar] and he said, 'At the end of this, you're either going to be a bust or you're going to be a legend.' So, those guys have to decide how they want to be remembered."

In recent games, the Lakers have experimented with benching star point guard Russell Westbrook to close out games.

To make matters worse for the historically great franchise, the team's star, LeBron James, is reportedly prepared to move on from the Lakers in order to play alongside his son, Bronny. 

The Lakers' next game will tipoff at 8:30 PM, ET against the Golden State Warriors.

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Cole Blake is currently an Editor at HotNewHipHop based out of Brooklyn, New York. He began working at the site as an intern back in 2018 while studying journalism at St. John’s University. In the time since, he’s graduated with a bachelor's degree and written extensively about a wide range of topics including pop culture, film & television, politics, video games, sports, and much more. He’s also covered music festivals such as Gov. Ball and Rolling Loud. You can find him publishing work for HNHH from Monday to Wednesday or on weekends. On the sports front, Cole’s a passionate NBA and NFL fan with his favorite teams being the Indianapolis Colts and Los Angeles Lakers. He also roots for the Yankees whenever he finds himself at Yankee Stadium or the Red Storm when in the company of other SJU alumni. His favorite hip-hop artists are billy woods, Earl Sweatshirt, Cam’ron, MIKE, and Mach-Hommy.
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