Shaq By Numbers

Shaq announced his retirement yesterday on Twitter: Take a look:

I can't wait to see which network he ends up with. Shaq in a studio or next to Mike Breen calling a game seems too confining. What do you guys think he should do next? Comment below or on @9450blog or my Facebook page 9450blog.

Shaq By Numbers:

• 28,596 career points (5th all-time)
• 23.7 points and 10.9 boards for his career
• 24.3 points, 11.6 boards and 56.3% shooting (playoff averages)
• 26.7 points, 12 boards (averages from 1992-2005)
• 4 Rings, 1 MVP, 15 All-Star game appearances
• 2001 NBA Finals averages: 33 points, 15.8 boards, 4.8 assists, 3.4 blocks (Finals MVP):
• 12th all time in rebounds (13,099)
• 17th all time in free throws made (5,935)
• made a total of $292,198,327, according to basketball reference.com

Now that he's retired, Shaq's most important numbers (to TV executives):

• @shaq: 3,854,628 Twitter followers
• 4.33 million viewers: (Series debut of Shaq VS)
• 5.44 million viewed (most viewed episode)