Shaquille O'Neal， the most dominant center in the world， says he definitely won't be joining Los Angeles Lakers teammate Kobe Bryant on Team USA in the 2004 Olympics.“I'm content with my 55-0 record on the national team. I don't want to tarnish that. I would only play if Phil Jackson were coaching the team，" said O'Neal. Not until recently， Philadelphia 76ers coach， Larry Brown was named coach of the United States team of basketball for the 2004 Olympics.
世界头号中锋“大鲨鱼”奥尼尔明确表示他不会与湖人队友科比·布莱恩特一起代表美国队出现在2004年雅典奥运会上。“我代表国家队参赛时，美国队是55场连胜，对于这一战绩我已经心满意足了。我不想玷污这一纪录。 如果菲尔·杰克逊执教，我会参加，否则想都别想。”而前不久，费城76人队教头拉里·布朗被任命为美国出征2004年奥运会的篮球主帅。