LOS ANGELES -- Bronze is permanent, beef is temporary. We received this lesson in temporal qualities (in addition to an unexpected history of statues) at the unveiling of Shaquille O'Neal's dunking ...

Shaquille O’Neal has always had a larger-than-life persona to him. Much of that concerns his enormous size — and, more specifically, Shaq’s height. Not only did Shaquille O’Neal’s height pave the way ...

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The Lakers unveiled Shaquille O'Neal's statue at Staples Center on Friday in a star-studded ceremony, as Kobe Bryant and other L.A. legends celebrated the giant great ...