Shaquille O’Neal Laker dynasty

The Year 2000 was one where would-be prophets were proclaiming apocalyptic events to transpire at the turn of the millennium. They were right. But it wasn’t floods or droughts, or a worldwide computer breakdown. Instead, the sports fans of the world had to endure the beginning of a new dynasty for the Los Angeles Lakers, as they won the first of three straight NBA titles with Shaquille O’Neal and Kobe Bryant, and the continuance of the New York Yankee dynasty, who won their third straight World Series. TheSportsNotebook looks back on this series of unfortunate events…