no no no, you missed the best part. dale was at an army base in west germany finishing up one of his weird tours and was looking up at a kid 6'8 and wearing a size 17 shoe. shaq was carrying a duffel bag. dale-how long have you been in the service son? shaq- im only 13. and the love story began. btw shaq was cut from his hs basketball team like jordan.
Les was recruiting up in New York, went to see one of the better players in the state. After the game, the star play had his worst game ever. The LSU Asst. Coach said, "He just had an off night!" Dale replied, "Nope, the kid on the other team shut him down!" Dale went over to the other kid and offered him a spot at LSU. That shutdown player was Greg "Cookie Man" Cook. RIP