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“They Were All Scared of Pat Riley”: When Shaquille O’Neal Ignored Miami’s Bad Reputation to Seek Dwyane Wade’s Aid for Another Championship
2024/04/02 Report

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After clinching three consecutive championships with the Los Angeles Lakers, Shaquille O’Neal made a move to the Eastern Conference in 2004 to join the Miami Heat. At that time, the Heat were still under the leadership of the strong and intimidating personality, coach Pat Riley.


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It was widely known that players found Riley to be quite imposing, with Udonis Haslem, a Heat legend, once admitting that Riley was the only person who had ever scared him.

Despite hearing stories about the tense atmosphere in the Heat locker room, O’Neal was not afraid of starting fresh with such a strong-willed coach.

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