Jermaine O'Neal

O\'Neal was traded to the Toronto Raptors before the 2008–09 season began, and later played for the Miami Heat, the Boston Celtics, and the Phoenix Suns. O\'Neal\'s final NBA season was the 2013–14 season, which he spent with the Golden State Warriors.\n', '

O\'Neal was born in Columbia, South Carolina. He and his older brother, Clifford, were raised by their mother, Angela Ocean. Ocean worked hard to support her sons, and left her children largely to their own devices. O\'Neal found his love for athletics at a young age. Tall and quick, he enjoyed both American football and basketball, but basketball was his favorite sport. Two of his basketball heroes are Hakeem Olajuwon and Bill Russell; O\'Neal often marveled at Olajuwon\'s approach to the game, while he loved watching Russell\'s video highlights of his duels with Wilt Chamberlain.\n', '

Each summer, he would play for an AAU team,…