“It’s hard to explain the chemistry that we have,” the veteran forward told Russ Bengtson before last night’s game against the New York Knicks. “I always try to picture words to express the feeling that I have about being here. You know, obviously the rich tradition of championships and all the guys that’ve played in this uniform. It’s definitely an honor and a pleasure to be involved in something like this.”

Asked if this team reminds him of any other that he’s played on, O’Neal, who’s played for four previous franchises, said it does.

“It feels like Portland my first couple of years,” replied the former All-Star, “with Sheed and Brian Grant and all those guys. It was so intense—Cliff Robinson, Sabonis. Every practice was just like, OK, let’s see can I get this off. Most teams you’re on you’re gonna dominate the guy that’s backing you up or the guy that you share time with. But here it’s like, OK, let me get stretched. Let me make sure I’m ready to go when Doc says let’s go.”

Let’s hope the Celtics aren’t as similar to the Jail Blazers as he’s implying.

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