Starring the larger-than-life goofball Shaquille O'Neal. Thanks for the memories Big Fella, your number will be hanging next to the Lakers Legends soon enough.

• Shaquille O' Neal Retires | Lakers.com
• Lakers Statement Regarding The Announcement of Shaquille O'neal's Retirement | Lakers.com
• What a Shaqtacular ride it was for 19 years | NBA.com
• Los Angeles Lakers say they will retire Shaquille O'Neal's No. 34 jersey | ESPN LA
• Shaquille O'Neal's legacy in Los Angeles healed by time | ESPN LA
• Shaquille O'Neal's retirement brings reflections on his legacy with the Lakers | LA Times
• Shaq’s gone – for now | Yahoo! Sports
• Say Goodbye To One Of The Greats: Shaq To Retire | Forum Blue & Gold
• NBA union leader Billy Hunter 'hopeful' after four-hour labor meeting | ESPN

Much more after the jump...

The Big Aristotle News

• Shaquille O'Neal as a Laker | Lakers.com
• Shaq announces retirement on short video | NBA.com
• The Age of Shaquarius | NBA.com
• There Goes The Boom | NBA.com
• Biggest Kid of Them All | NBA.com
• Shaq And The Dream | NBA.com
• Shaquille O'Neal announces his retirement after 19 seasons | ESPN Boston
• The Lakers will retire Shaq's jersey | ESPN LA
• Thoughts on Shaq retiring | ESPN LA
• For the first time, Shaquille O'Neal is a retiring kind of guy | LA Times
• Lakers plan to retire Shaquille O'Neal's jersey number | LA Times
• Jerry Buss expresses appreciation for Shaquille O'Neal's presence with the Lakers | LA Times
• Who's the better person: Shaq or Kobe? | OC Register
• Shaquille O’Neal calls it quits | OC Register
• Shaq will certainly have No. 34 retired by Lakers | OC Register
• Jerry Buss, David Stern heap praise on Shaq | OC Register
• Are you a Shaq backer or a Kobe fan? | OC Register
• Shaquille O’Neal announces his retirement | ProBasketballTalk
• Shaq retires and will be missed | ProBasketballTalk
• Lakers to retire Shaquille O'Neal's jersey | Eye On Basketball
• Breaking News: Shaq Retires | Dime Magazine

Lakers News

• Barnes Attends Brown Presser, Pledges Return | Lakers.com
• New Lakers coach gets welcome guide to the Land of a Thousand Fakes | LA Times
• Lakers assistant Frank Hamblen interested in Indiana Pacers job | LA Times
• Ron Artest breaks up drunken fight on Hollywood street | ProBasketballTalk
• Welcome Aboard Coach Brown, Please Prove Me Wrong | Lake Show Life
• Ron Artest Plays Good Samaritan, Breaks Up Fight | SLAM Online
• Defensive-Minded Mike Brown Faces Big Challenge in Los Angeles | 20-Second Timeout

2011 NBA Finals

• Heat's suffocating defense atones for their shoddy shooting | NBA.com
• Miller, Jones Both Ready for Game 2 | NBA.com
• Dallas Mavericks' Dirk Nowitzki says finger 'not that sore' after tearing tendon | ESPN Dallas
• Was Miami's Pick And Roll Defense Truly Successful? | NBA Playbook
• How LeBron James' Dagger Dunk Was Set Up | NBA Playbook
• NBA Finals: Heat defense takes control in and out | Eye On Basketball
• Playoff Fix: Getting back to good for the Mavs | Eye On Basketball
• The Heat are learning how to close the show | Ed The Sports Fan
• Miami's string theory | Ed The Sports Fan
• The Top 5 Reasons This Isn’t The 2006 NBA Finals | Dime Magazine
• NBA Players React to Game 1 | SLAM Online

The Basketball Jones

• Even in retirement, Shaq is larger than life | The Basketball Jones
• How I came to cheer for the Heat | The Basketball Jones
• Two reminders that Jason Kidd is very old | The Basketball Jones
• Savvy/Shabby: Bosh vs. Terry | The Basketball Jones
• Dirk Nowitzki injures finger, no one cares | The Basketball Jones
• LeBron and Dwyane model the finest in grandpa wear | The Basketball Jones

Blogs and Other Links

• While talks are ongoing, union 'hopeful' to avoid lockout | NBA.com
• Rockets hire Hall of Famer McHale as next coach | NBA.com
• Report: Spanish guard Rubio agrees to join Wolves | NBA.com
• Jay Triano out as Toronto Raptors coach but stays on as consultant | ESPN
• Report: Ricky Rubio agrees to play with Minnesota Timberwolves next season | ESPN
• AP Source: Rubio agrees to terms with Timberwolves | Yahoo! Sports
• Sources: Rubio, T'wolves reach deal | Yahoo! Sports
• NBA hopeful of avoiding lockout | Yahoo! Sports
• David Stern considering handing out the MVP award later | ProBasketballTalk
• Raptors let go of coach Jay Triano | ProBasketballTalk
• Rockets make McHale hire official | ProBasketballTalk
• NBA Draft: Czech center Vesely not working out for teams | ProBasketballTalk
• Lakers Announce Intentions to Retire Shaquille O’Neal’s Number | Lakers Nation
• Running on Diesel: Top 10 Shaq Moments | Lakers Nation
• Shaquille O’Neal Leaves Lasting Legacy With Lakers and NBA | Lakers Nation
• Love on Rubio: 'I'll believe it when I see it' | Eye On Basketball
• Reports: Ricky Rubio agrees to join Timberwolves | Eye On Basketball
• The NBA’s True Untouchables | Dime Magazine
• Scottie Pippen: LeBron Might Be The GOAT | Dime Magazine
• Shaquille O’Neal Is Out; Ricky Rubio Is In | Dime Magazine
• Breaking Down The CBA | SLAM Online
• Mike Budenholzer Top Candidate for Warriors | SLAM Online
• Will Jerry West Advise Golden State Warriors to Trade Monta Ellis? | SLAM Online

Multimedia

• David Stern's Reaction to Shaq Retiring | NBA.com
• Alonzo Mourning on Shaq's Retirement | NBA.com
• Dennis Scott on Shaq Retiring | NBA.com
• Barkley's Thoughts on Shaq Retiring | NBA.com
• On the Phone: Bill Russell | NBA.com
• Photos - Shaquille O'Neal's career | NBA.com
• Shaq's Rookie Year | NBA.com
• NBA Finals - Game 1 Mini-movie | NBA.com
• Video: Five greatest NBA finals moments, in Lego form | ProBasketballTalk
• Video: Blake Griffin loses to a blindfolded busboy at pop-a-shot | ProBasketballTalk
• Video: Shaq’s one three-pointer | ProBasketballTalk
• We Reminisce: Shaq Selected No. 1 Overall In The 1992 NBA Draft | Dime Magazine
• A Video Tribute To Shaq | Dime Magazine
• Video: Shaq Announces Retirement | SLAM Online