Thursday Throwback Posterization: Shaq mashes on the Admiral

Because the All-Star Game is rapidly approaching, I decided to honor a legend who's All-Star days are behind him with this week's Thursday Throwback Posterization. This dunk by Shaq over David Robinson is from the 1996 All-Star Game in San Antonio, which makes it that much more embarrassing for the Admiral. This was in the midst of Shaq's final season with Orlando, which would culminate in a sweep to Michael Jordan's Chicago Bulls in the Eastern Conference Finals. That ensuing summer, Shaq would leave Orlando as a free agent to sign with the Lakers.

Now, back to that dunk. Everyone knows that Shaq has always had a lot of pride in being one of the best big men of all time. I'm sure he was looking to prove something with this dunk, as he destroyed one of the best centers ever in front of his home crowd. You gotta give some props to Robinson for even attempting to block Shaq, especially in a game as meaningless as the All-Star Game.



Sorry David Robinson, but if I'm gonna show Shaq dunking on you once, I might as well show another while I'm at it. This is Shaq in his prime. His strength was like nothing the NBA had ever seen at this point, and he used it in ways no one had before. David Robinson was a big, muscular dude, but the combination of Shaq's quick footwork and pure brute strength was just too much for him to handle. Shaq was so massive and at this point in his career, most of that mass was still muscle.