BASKETBALL has given birth to numerous great players throughout the sport's long history.
Among the NBA legends is Shaquille O'Neal - who continues to immerse himself in basketball even after his retirement.
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Shaquille O'Neal of the Boston Celtics smiles on the bench against the Philadelphia 76ers on October 12, 2010Credit: Getty Images - GettyShaquille 'Shaq' Rashaun O'Neal was born on March 6, 1972, in Newark, New Jersey.
He is a former professional basketball player who stands tall at 7-foot-one and is often regarded as one of the sport's greatest players.
During the course of his 19-year career, Shaq has played for six NBA teams and won a total of four NBA championships:
Shaq won three consecutive championships with the Lakers (2000-2002) and one while playing for Miami in 2006.
His many awards include:
In 2000, he made history as one of three players in the league to win NBA MVP, All-Star Game MVP and Finals MVP all in the same year.
The only other players to do so are Willis Reed and Michael Jordan.
Shaq was inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame in 2016 and the FIBA Hall of Fame in 2017.
The NBA legend shares four children with his ex-wife, Shaunie Nelson: Shareef, Amirah, Shaqir and Me'arah.
Shaunie has a son, Myles, from a previous relationship, while Shaq has a daughter, Taahirah, with his former girlfriend Arnetta Yardbourgh.
The pair tied the knot in 2002 but got divorced seven years later in 2009.
Shaq retired from the sport of basketball after the 2010–11 season.
The recent Boston Celtics player finished his career with a total of "28,596 points (the seventh-highest total in NBA history at the time of his retirement)," according to Britannica.
According to an interview with SportsCenter in 2011, Shaq explained that one reason for retiring was because "Father Time has caught up with [him]."
"I'm going to miss the competition. I'm going to miss, you know, the chase for the ring. You know, I'm actually going to miss everything," he told the outlet.
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Shaquille O'Neal #33 and LeBron James #23 of the Cleveland Cavaliers in 2010Credit: Getty Images - GettySince his retirement, the basketball superstar has taken up duties as a commentator on TNT’s Inside the NBA - an award-winning basketball analysis/commentary show.
“I have a tremendous amount of respect for ABC and ESPN, but I felt that Turner and TNT was the place for me. It’s always been my favorite show," Shaq told the Boston Globe back in 2011.
"I’d love to be up there hanging with Charles and Ernie and Kenny. I thought that was the best pick for me. It was a deal that I couldn’t resist.’’
LeBron James and Shaquille O'Neal paired up together while playing for the Cleveland Cavaliers during the 2009-10 season.
At that time, the 37-year-old Shaq and 25-year-old Lebron "reached the Eastern Conference semi-finals in the 2009-10 season but lost the series to the Boston Celtics in six games," according to Sportskeeda.
Both Shaq and LeBron are four-time NBA champions.
Lebron has won two championships with Miami, one with Cleveland and one with the LA Lakers.
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Today, we learned that Shaquille O'Neal is planning to retire from the NBA after 19 seasons.
Beginning with his selection as the first overall pick by the Orlando Magic in 1992 out of LSU, Shaq was a part of four NBA Championship teams (three with the Lakers and one with the Heat), won the NBA Most Valuable Player Award in 2000, was MVP of the Finals three straight years (2000-2002), was a 15-time All-Star and an eight-time All-NBA first team selection.
In addition, he's fifth all-time in total points scored with 28,596 points in 19 seasons and is second all-time in field goal percentage with .582. He averaged 23.7 points per game and 10.9 rebounds per game as well.
On the court, Shaq will certainly go down as one of the greatest players of all time and will forever be remembered as one of the biggest, most intimidating big men in history. He could easily plow through anyone who tried to defend him, and he knew how to get to the hoop and score points and boards better than anyone, using all 7'1" and 325 pounds that he possessed.
However, after his public and bitter fallout with Kobe Bryant and the Los Angeles Lakers, Shaq proceeded to bounce around the league for the remainder of his career, first traveling to Miami in 2004 (where he won a ring with Dwyane Wade and the Heat in 2006), then Phoenix in 2008, Cleveland in 2009 and finally Boston in 2010, where he played his 19th and final season.
During this time, Shaq's production slowly began to decline, as age and injuries began to catch up with him. No longer could Shaq completely dominate opponents in the paint and score or rebound like he used to.
Following his trade to Cleveland in 2009, Shaq appeared old. His minutes and production declined drastically, and he continued to battle injuries. He was a shell of his former self.
His arrival in Boston would only add insult to even more injury. Shaq only played 37 games for the Celtics and averaged an appalling 9.2 PPG and 4.8 RPG. He only managed 20 minutes per game for much of the season, and he was completely ineffective in the playoffs.
With his retirement, we have to ask the question: How do Shaq's last few years affect his legacy?
First and foremost, I don't think it in any way subtracts from his career accomplishments. It may be a very long time before we see a man of his size and ability in the NBA.
The way he could dominate the paint at both ends of the floor and the challenge of guarding him was nearly insurmountable when we was in his prime, and there's no doubt that he was the key to the Lakers' three-peat early in the 2000's.
At the very worst, the final years of Shaq's career make him look like a veteran who over-stayed his welcome. Sure, he was popular with fans, and his off-the-court antics proved entertaining (at least to a point). However, his style in those years certainly surpassed his substance, as his game had to declined to the point that he was beginning to become a liability, especially with mounting injuries and decreased production.
Regardless of what you thought of Shaq, he'll always have a special in the heart of Celtics fans, as it was he who gave Paul Pierce his "Truth" moniker back in 2001.
Personally, I'll remember Shaq in his prime, not at his end, and he'll always be remembered as one of the most feared big men in the history of basketball.
Article 23. Time limits for recalculating the amount of insurance pension, fixed payment to insurance pension
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Recalculation of the amount of insurance pension, fixed payment to insurance pension, except for cases provided for in paragraphs 4 and 5 of this article, the following is made:
1) from the 1st day of the month following the month in which circumstances occurred that entail recalculation of the amount of the insurance pension, fixed payment to the insurance pension downwards;
2) from the 1st day of the month following the month in which the pensioner's application for the recalculation of the amount of the insurance pension, the fixed payment to the insurance pension upwards was accepted.
2. A pensioner's application for the recalculation of the amount of the insurance pension is accepted subject to the simultaneous submission of the documents necessary for such recalculation, subject to submission by the applicant, subject to the provisions of Part 7 of Article 21 of this Federal Law.
3. When accepting an application for the recalculation of the amount of the insurance pension, the body providing pensions shall give the person who applied for the recalculation of the amount of the insurance pension an explanation of which documents are at the disposal of other state bodies, local self-government bodies or subordinated to state bodies or local authorities self-government organizations, he has the right to submit on his own initiative.
4. Recalculation of the amount of the fixed payment to the insurance pension is carried out in the following order:
old-age pension or insurance disability pension, - from the date of establishment by the federal institution of medical and social expertise of the relevant disability group without demanding from the pensioner an application for recalculation of the amount of the fixed payment to the old-age insurance pension or to the disability insurance pension on the basis of the information contained in federal register of disabled people;
(as amended by Federal Laws N 350-FZ of 03.10.2018, N 153-FZ of 26.05.2021)
(see the text in the previous edition)
a fixed payment to the insurance old-age pension or to the insurance disability pension in the direction of reduction - from the 1st day of the month following the month for which the previous disability group was established.
5. The recalculation of the amount of the fixed payment to the old-age insurance pension in connection with the pensioner reaching the age of 80 years is made from the day the pensioner reaches the specified age without demanding from him an application for recalculation of the amount of the fixed payment to the old-age insurance pension based on the data available body providing pensions.
6. An application for the recalculation of the amount of the insurance pension is considered no later than five business days from the date of receipt of the said application with all the necessary documents to be submitted by the applicant, taking into account the provisions of Part 7 of Article 21 of this Federal Law, which he has the right to submit on his own initiative, or from the date of receipt of documents requested by the body providing pensions in other state bodies, local governments or organizations subordinate to state bodies or local governments.
completion of the check, submission of documents requested from the indicated bodies and organizations, but not more than for three months.
8. In case of refusal to satisfy the application for recalculation of the amount of the insurance pension, the body providing pensions, no later than five working days from the date of the relevant decision, notifies the applicant of this, indicating the reason for the refusal and the procedure for appealing, and at the same time returns all submitted by him documentation.
Article 23. Term for which a pension is assigned and from which its size changes
1. The pension provided for by this Federal Law, regardless of its type, is assigned from the 1st day of the month in which the citizen applied for it, but not earlier than from the day the right to it arises, except for cases of establishing a social disability pension, as well as social old-age pensions for citizens who have reached the age of 70 and 65 years (men and women, respectively) (taking into account the provisions provided for in Appendix 1 to this Federal Law), who were recipients of an insurance disability pension, the payment of which was terminated due to the achievement of the specified age (clause 2 of part 10 of article 22 of the Federal Law "On Insurance Pensions"). The specified citizens are granted a social disability pension from the day they are recognized as a disabled child, the corresponding disability group is established, and in case of omission by citizens from among the disabled since childhood, who were previously recipients of the social disability pension provided for disabled children, the payment of which was terminated due to with the achievement of the age of 18 years, the period of re-examination for a good reason, determined by the federal institution of medical and social expertise, and the establishment by the specified institution of disability for the past time - from the day from which disability was established for the past time, and for citizens who have reached the age of 70 and 65 years ( men and women, respectively) (subject to the provisions provided for in Appendix 1 to this Federal Law), the old-age social pension is assigned from the day of reaching the age of 70 and 65 years (men and women, respectively) (subject to the provisions provided for in Appendix 1 to this Federal Law).
akon).
(Clause 1 as amended by Federal Law No. 153-FZ of May 26, 2021)
(see the text in the previous edition)
1.1. The day when the right to a pension arises for the citizens specified in subparagraph 6 of paragraph 1 of Article 11 of this Federal Law is the date of the entry of the birth certificate.
(Clause 1.1 was introduced by Federal Law No. 162-FZ of July 18, 2017)
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1) from the 1st day of the month following the month in which circumstances occurred that entailed the reduction of the amount of the pension;
2) from the 1st day of the month following the month in which the pensioner's application for upward recalculation of the amount of the pension was accepted.
(Clause 2 as amended by Federal Law No. 216-FZ of July 21, 2014)
(see the text in the previous edition)
2.1. If the disability group or cause of disability is changed, which entails an increase in the amount of the pension, the recalculation of the amount of the pension is carried out from the date the federal institution of medical and social expertise establishes the corresponding disability group or cause of disability without demanding from the pensioner an application for recalculation of the amount of the pension based on the data available body providing pensions, including information contained in the federal register of disabled people.
(Clause 2.1 was introduced by Federal Law No. 216-FZ of July 21, 2014; as amended by Federal Laws No. 350-FZ of October 3, 2018, and No. 153-FZ of May 26, 2021)
(see the text in the previous version) )
2.2. The recalculation of the size of the seniority pension and disability pension established for citizens from among the cosmonauts in connection with the establishment of the I group of disability or the pensioner reaching the age of 80 years is made from the date the federal institution of medical and social expertise of the I group of disability is established or the pensioner reaches the specified age without claiming from him an application for the recalculation of the amount of the pension based on the data available at the disposal of the body providing pensions, including the information contained in the federal register of persons with disabilities.
(Clause 2.2 was introduced by Federal Law No. 153-FZ of May 26, 2021)
from one type to another.
3.1. If a person misses the period of re-examination for a good reason, determined by the federal institution of medical and social expertise, and the specified institution establishes a disability group for the past time, such a period is taken into account when determining the period from which the amounts of the disability pension and social disability pension are recalculated (with the exception of social disability pension for citizens from among the disabled since childhood who have not reached the age of 19years, who were previously recipients of a social disability pension provided for disabled children, the payment of which was terminated due to reaching the age of 18), and determining their amounts according to the previous disability group and reason for disability.
(Clause 3.1 was introduced by Federal Law No. 216-FZ of July 21, 2014)
employees and long service pensions for citizens from among the employees of the flight test staff established for a disability labor pension) - indefinitely;
2) long service pension for federal civil servants and long service pension for citizens from among flight test personnel established for disability insurance pension - for the period for which the disability insurance pension is established;
(as amended by Federal Law No.
216-FZ of July 21, 2014)
(see the text in the previous edition)
3) old-age pension - indefinitely;
4) disability pension - for the period during which the relevant person is recognized as disabled, including indefinitely;
5) survivor's pension - for the period during which the person concerned is considered incapable of work, including indefinitely;
6) social pension:
for old age - indefinitely;
for disability - for the period during which the relevant person is recognized as disabled, including indefinitely;
on the occasion of the loss of a breadwinner - for the entire period during which a family member of the deceased is considered disabled;
N 213-FZ, dated 07/18/2017 N 162-FZ)
(see the text in the previous edition)
children, both of whose parents are unknown - for the entire period during which the person concerned is considered disabled.
(paragraph introduced by Federal Law No.
162-FZ of July 18, 2017)
on disability (subparagraph 2 of paragraph 4 of this article), when establishing an insurance old-age pension, the bodies providing pensions shall restore the pension for long service from the date of establishment of the insurance old-age pension. Upon restoration of the payment of a pension for years of service, the right to it is not reviewed. In this case, the amount of the specified pension is determined in the manner prescribed by Articles 14 and 17.2 of this Federal Law, respectively, taking into account the amount of the established old-age insurance pension. At the request of these citizens, a pension for long service may be established anew in the manner prescribed by this Federal Law.
(Clause 5 was introduced by Federal Law No. 213-FZ of July 24, 2009, as amended by Federal Law No. 216-FZ of July 21, 2014)
(See the text in the previous version)
Citizens from among test cosmonauts, research cosmonauts, test cosmonaut instructors, research cosmonaut instructors are not paid during the period of work in positions giving the right to the said pension.
