Shaq 30 ppg  kante ekuva yenni seeson ‌ lanu kaligi Pali 
 atlantalo jargina olimpics ‌ loo jattu yokka modati porthi roejuna ,  oa ' neal losses angels lakers ‌ thoo yedella  $121  millionla oppandhampai cheranunnatlu media prakatinchindhi .  oa ' neal dabbulu choose losses englees ‌ ni enchukoledani nillaki cheppaadu ;  santhakam girinchi charchistuu ,  athanu tana remdu utpatthi aamodaala girinchi prastaavinchaadu : " neenu dabbulu ,  dabbulu ,  dabbulu ,  dabbulu ,  dabbulu girinchi viny visigipooyaanu .  neenu game aadaalanukuntunnanu ,  pepshi taagaalanukuntunnaanu ,  ribok dharinchaalanukuntunnaana ." 1996-97  seeson ‌ loo lakers  56  game ‌ lanu geluchukunnaru .  losses englees ‌ thoo tana modati seeson ‌ loo oa ' neal sagatu  26.2  Ballari mariyu  12.5  rebound ‌ lu ;  ayinappatikee ,  gaayam kaaranamgaa athanu malli  30 ki paigaa aatalaku dooramayyaadu .  lakers playoff ‌ laku cherukunnaaru ,  conei iidu game ‌ lalo utaa jazz chetha rendava round ‌ loo nishkraminchaaru .  lakers choose tana modati playoff game ‌ loo ,  oa ' neal Port ‌ land trail blazers ‌ pai  46  Ballari saadhimchaadu , 1969 loo jerrie vest  53 thoo playoff game ‌ loo lakers ‌ ku athyadhika Ballari saadhimchaadu .  decemberu  17, 1996 na ,  oa ' neal dennis rodd ‌ man ‌ nu kotadu .  yokka ardham chicago buls ;  rodd ‌ man sahacharula scotty pippen mariyu mikhail jordan rodd ‌ man ‌ nu addukunnaaru mariyu tadupari sangharshananu nirodhinchaaru .  losses englees dily nyuss rodd ‌ man ‌ thoo poraadinanduku oa ' neal suspended cheyadanki siddhangaa unnatlu nivedinchindi mariyu oa ' neal ila annaadu : " kathinamgaa maatladatam ooka wasn mariyu kathinamgaa undatam okati ."

 tharuvaathi seeson ‌ loo ,  oa ' neal sagatu  28.3  Ballari mariyu  11.4  rebound ‌ lu saadhinchindi .  athanu  58.4  fiield gol shaatamto leaguue ‌ nu nadipinchaadu ,  athanu varusaga iidu seeson ‌ lalo modhatidhi .  lakers seeson ‌ nu  61–21 thoo muginchaaru ,  pasifik vibhaganlo modati sthaanamloo nilicharu mariyu  1998 NBA  playoff ‌ l samayamlo jargina vestran conferences ‌ loo rendava seed ‌ gaaa nilicharu .  modati remdu roundlalo Port ‌ land trail blazers mariyu seattle suupar ‌ sonix ‌ lanu odinchina tarwata ,  lakers malli jazz chetilo parajayam palayyaru ,  eesaari  4-0  sweep ‌ loo unnare .
 shackle oa neal muudu seeson ‌ lanu okko game ‌ ku  30  paayintlaku paigaa kaligi unaadu ,  avanni losses englees lakers ‌ thoo unnayi .  athanu  1995-96 loo lakers ‌ thoo tana modati seeson ‌ nu kaligi unaadu ,  athanu okko game ‌ ku sagatuna  30.4  Ballari saadhimchaadu .  athanu tana rendava seeson ‌ nu  1996-97 loo kaligi unaadu ,  athanu okko game ‌ ku sagatuna  29.7  Ballari saadhimchaadu .  athanu  2000-01 loo lakers ‌ thoo tana chivari seeson ‌ nu kaligi unaadu ,  athanu okko game ‌ ku sagatuna  31.2  Ballari saadhimchaadu .