NBA Stars Then and Now: What Did Famous Hoopsters Look Like as Kids?

Shaquille O’Neal

IMAGE BY: San Antonio Express-News

In two years at Robert G. Cole High School in San Antonio, Shaq led the Cougars to a 68-1 record and the 1989 state championship. His 791 rebounds that season remain a state record. “His warm-up pants didn’t fit at all,” said the team’s scorekeeper, Joy Davenport. “If he wore them around his waist like he was supposed to, they came up past his calves. If he tried to pull them down, the waist band was around his (uniform shorts) thighs. Every time he went in for a layup, his warm-up pants came off.”

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