O’Neal will make his UCLA debut during the Bruins’ season opener against Long Beach State at Pauley Pavilion, showing just how far he’s come since undergoing surgery last December to correct a heart defect. Advertisement“I’ve been waiting for this for a very long time,” O’Neal said before practice Monday. He’s a coach’s dream when it comes to that.”Shareef O’Neal, Shaquille O’Neal, and Shaqir O’Neal attend the 2019 NBA Awards at Barker Hangar on June 24. Dan Cronin had missed only one home game during Mick’s 13 seasons at Cincinnati, when a conflict arose with Dan’s son playing in a city championship. “They lost to Marquette in overtime and [Mick] called me after the game and said, ‘Don’t ever miss another game,’ ” Dan said last spring with a laugh.

Source: Los Angeles Times November 05, 2019 03:56 UTC