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, and impressed onlookers with his athleticism and his ability to handle the ball with both hands. By the time he turned 14, the 6\'4" O\'Neal—now a confident guard who could drain three-pointers—entered Eau Claire High School of the Arts as a freshman in 1992. In his first meeting with basketball coach George Glymph, he made the bold promise to become the best player in the school\'s history. While O\'Neal\'s first season was hardly noteworthy (he even played as quarterback for the Eau Claire team) things changed when he grew five inches over the next year and a half, and he was inspired to develop into a defensive powerhouse like his idol,Bill Russell. Glymph built his team\'s defense around O\'Neal, and Eau Claire featured one of the most imposing frontcourts around. With O\'Neal averaging 18 points, 12 rebounds and 9 blocks a game, Eau Claire captured its third straight 3A state title in 1995.\n', '

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