Clippers’ Rajon Rondo Is The Only One Who Can Keep Shaquille O’Neal’s Insanely Wild NBA Finals Streak Alive

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Clippers’ Rajon Rondo Is The Only One Who Can Keep Shaquille O’Neal’s Insanely Wild NBA Finals Streak Alive

 

I don’t know if you already know about this weird fact – we have brought it up before – but it is as relevant as ever.

There’s an NBA Finals streak directly related and linked to Shaquille O’Neal that just does not seem to end. Ever since 1984, every single NBA Finals have featured at least one player who has been teammates with the Big Diesel.

We’re reaching a point where not too many teammates of O’Neal are still playing, but there nonetheless is one chance that the streak will be active for at least another year.

All hopes are on the Los Angeles Clippers and their point guard Rajon Rondo. Rondo, who played with Shaquille O’Neal in the 2010-2011 season for the Boston Celtics, is the only former teammate of Shaq who still is in the playoffs. The streak would end though, if the Suns were to advance to the NBA Finals.

 

1984 ((played for) BOS)- Greg Kite ((was teammates with Shaq in (ORL, 1994))

1985 (LAL)- Byron Scott (LAL, 1997)

1986 (BOS)- George Kite (ORL, 1994)

1987 (LAL)- A.C. Green (LAL, 2000)

1988 (LAL)- A.C. Green (LAL, 2000)

1989 (DET)- Dennis Rodman (LAL, 1999)

1990 (DET)- John Salley (LAL, 2000)

1991 (CHI)- Horace Grant (LAL, 2004)

1992 (CHI)- Horace Grant (LAL, 2004)

1993 (CHI)- Horace Grant (LAL, 2004)

1994 (HOU)- Robert Horry (LAL, 2003)

1995 (ORL)- All of ORL, Shaq played in the finals

1996 (CHI)- Steve Kerr (ORL, 1993)

1997 (CHI)- Ron Harper (LAL, 2001)

1998 (CHI)- Ron Harper (LAL, 2001)

1999 (SAS)- Steve Kerr (ORL, 1993)

2000 (LAL)- All of LAL, Shaq played in the finals

2001 (LAL)- All of LAL, Shaq played in the finals

2002 (LAL)- All of LAL, Shaq played in the finals

2003 (SAS)- Steve Kerr (ORL, 1993)

2004 (DET)- All of LAL, Shaq played in the finals

2005 (SAS)- Robert Horry (LAL, 2003)

2006 (MIA)- All of MIA, Shaq played in the finals

2007 (SAS)- Robert Horry (LAL, 2003)

2008 (BOS)- Paul Pierce (BOS, 2011)

2009 (LAL)- Derek Fisher (LAL, 2004)

2010 (LAL)- Kobe Bryant (LAL, 2004)

2011 (DAL)- Sasha Pavlovic (BOS, 2011)

2012 (MIA)- Udonis Haslem (MIA, 2008)

2013 (MIA)- Ray Allen (BOS, 2011)

2014 (SAS)- Boris Diaw (PHO, 2009)

2015 (GSW)- Leandro Barbosa (PHO, 2009)

2016 (CLE)- LeBron James (CLE, 2010)

2017 (GSW)- Matt Barnes (PHO, 2009)

2018 (CLE)- LeBron James (CLE, 2010)

2019 (TOR)- Danny Green (CLE, 2010)

2020 (LAL)- LeBron James (CLE, 2010), Rajon Rondo (BOS, 2011)

 

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