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SHAQUILLE O'NEAL Lakers giant slam-dunks MVP balloting. Now for a better movie role than Kazaam...
...19th, and the Red Sox find themselves in first place in the AL East, seemingly validating Sports llustrated's outlandish World Series prediction. Already, you can hear the Red Sox faithful hail the inevitable end of The Curse, anoint Carl Everett the American League MVP and, perhaps worst of all, sweat Pedro Martinez even harder than usual...
...importing the Zenmaster and his coaching staff from the Bulls as well as Ron Harper and the always humorous John Salley, the Lakers dominated the National Basketball Association this year. Even with Kobe Bryant injured for the first 15 games of the season, an inspired and soon-to-be MVP Shaquille O'Neil finally lived up to his vast potential and carried his team to a league-best 67 wins. Although they drew a dangerous Sacramento King squad in the first round of the playoffs, there was little doubt in most critics' minds that the Lakers would sweep through Jason...
...mill sports superstar. This is Michael Jordan, sports' answer to Elvis. In fact, it seems His Airness didn't want to end up like Elvis - a cartoon of his former self, kidding himself that he's still in his prime. Just as Jordan retired from basketball as a reigning MVP and league champion, he steps out of advertising as the industry champ...
...very much the same team, a bit more mature perhaps, and Shaq is healthy, but the big difference is that the Lakers are winning. Under Jackson, the Lakers sport the glossiest record in the NBA (51-11), and O'Neal is having an MVP season. "We've had a good first half," says the massive 315-lb., 7-ft. 1-in. O'Neal, who is averaging almost 30 points a game. "Now we have to maintain." Adds Jackson: "To be quite frank, I didn't think they'd be this far along...