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Cory Woodroof

The best moments from the Orlando Magic’s Shaquille O’Neal jersey retirement ceremony

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The Orlando Magic honored one of the best players to ever wear the uniform, Shaquille O’Neal, by retiring his #32 jersey on Tuesday night.

It was a long wait for O’Neal, who last played in Orlando during the 1996 season before making the switch to the Los Angeles Lakers.

However, he still led the franchise to the NBA Finals in 1995 and played a major role in the team’s history after joining in 1992. It was high time for the Magic to enshrine Shaq permanently for his immense contributions to Orlando.

His ceremony featured some really neat moments that will absolutely take you back, and we’ve gathered them for you below.

You can watch a replay of the jersey retirement ceremony on YouTube.

The Magic prepared a great tribute video for Shaq

Lots of former Magic greats made it to support O'Neal

Shaq himself got a hero's welcome

Shaq sat on a special throne during his jersey retirement ceremony

He got fitted in a special throwback Magic jacket

Shaq got an awesome tribute from his former Orlando teammate Penny Hardaway

He also got to watch the Magic debut his #32 jersey retirement banner

The banner itself looked great

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