The Big Aristotle Timeline

Miami Heat's Shaquille O'Neal (32) grabs a pass as he looks for the basket during the first half of the Heat's 91-76 loss to the Charlotte Bobcats in an NBA basketball game in Charlotte, N.C., in this Nov. 13, 2007 file photo. The Phoenix Suns have acquired Shaquille O'Neal in a stunning, blockbuster deal that sends four-time All-Star Shawn Marion and Marcus Banks to the Miami Heat. (AP Photo/Chuck Burton, file)
Phoenix Suns forward Shawn Marion (31) passes over Miami Heat center Shaquille O'Neal (32) during the first quarter of an NBA basketball game in this Dec. 10, 2007 file photo, in Phoenix. The Phoenix Suns have acquired Shaquille O'Neal in a stunning, blockbuster deal that sends four-time All-Star Shawn Marion and Marcus Banks to the Miami Heat on Wednesday, Feb. 6, 2008. (AP Photo/Matt York, file)
Miami Heat center Shaquille O'Neal takes the court to face the Denver Nuggets in the first quarter of an NBA basketball game in Denver in this Dec. 2, 2007 file photo. The improbable pairing of the Phoenix Suns and Shaquille O'Neal went from rumor to near-reality overnight. The last major roadblock was the 14-time All-Star center passing a physical. A league official, speaking on condition of anonymity, told The Associated Press the deal could be complete Wednesday, Feb. 6, 2008. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski)
Miami Heat's injured center Shaquille O'Neal salutes a fan during a game against the Los Angeles Clippers in Los Angeles, in this Dec. 5, 2005 file photo. The improbable pairing of the Phoenix Suns and Shaquille O'Neal went from rumor to near-reality overnight. The last major roadblock was the 14-time All-Star center passing a physical. A league official, speaking on condition of anonymity, told The Associated Press the deal could be complete Wednesday, Feb. 6, 2008. (AP Photo/Kevork Djansezian)
Miami Heat center Shaquille O'Neal (32) goes for the lay up against the Utah Jazz during the first quarter of the NBA basketball game in this Dec. 3, 2007 file photo, in Salt Lake City. O'Neal is prepared for the Miami Heat to trade him, a confidant of the 14-time All-Star center told The Associated Press on Tuesday night, Feb. 5, 2008. O'Neal's associate, who spoke on condition of anonymity because he was not authorized to reveal anything publicly, indicated a move could be imminent. (AP Photo/Douglas C. Pizac, file)
Miami Heat center Shaquille O'Neal stands during the national anthem before a basketball game against the Chicago Bulls in Miami in this Jan. 16, 2008 file photo. O'Neal is prepared for the Miami Heat to trade him, a confidant of the 14-time All-Star center told The Associated Press on Tuesday night, Feb. 5, 2008. O'Neal's associate, who spoke on condition of anonymity because he was not authorized to reveal anything publicly, indicated a move could be imminent. (AP Photo/Lynne Sladky, file) Injured Miami Heat players center Shaquille O'Neal, left, center Alonzo Mourning, center, and forward Udonis Haslem, right, watch from the bench during a basketball game against the New Jersey Nets in Miami Friday, Feb. 1, 2008. (AP Photo/Lynne Sladky)
Miami Heat center Shaquille O'Neal (32) eyes the basket as Chicago Bulls forward Luol Deng, right, defends during the first quarter of a NBA basketball game in this file photo from Miami on Wednesday, Jan. 16, 2008. If an All-Star roster spot opens, through injury or trade, NBA Commissioner David Stern could add O'Neal to the East lineup. (AP Photo/Lynne Sladky,file)
Miami Heat center Shaquille O'Neal watches form the bench in the fourth quarter during a basketball game against the New York Knicks in Miami in this Jan. 19, 2008 file photo. O'Neal will miss at least the next two weeks after an MRI exam performed Tuesday, Jan. 22, 2008, on O'Neal's hip found acute inflammation in that joint and his quadriceps muscle. (AP Photo/Lynne Sladky, File) Miami Heat's Shaquille O'Neal, left, and Dwyane Wade, right, look on during warm-ups prior to a NBA basketball game against the Dallas Mavericks in Dallas, Friday, Jan. 4, 2008. Neither of the players participated in the game, Wade due to an accumulation of injuries, including his right pinkie and right shoulder, and O'Neal was out due to bursitis in his left hip. (AP Photo/Tony Gutierrez)
Miami Heat guard Dwyane Wade, second from left, talks with forward Udonis Haslem (4) and center Shaquille O'Neal, right, in the fourth quarter during a basketball game against the Cleveland Cavaliers in Miami Monday, Jan. 21, 2008. At far left is Miami Heat guard Chris Quinn. The Cavaliers won 97-80, with the Heat losing their 14th game in a row. (AP Photo/Lynne Sladky)
Miami Heat center Shaquille O'Neal, center, is fouled by Cleveland Cavaliers center Anderson Varejao of Brazil, right, in the second quarter during a basketball game in Miami, on Monday, Jan. 21, 2008. At left is Cavaliers forward Devin Brown. (AP Photo/Lynne Sladky)
Miami Heat's Shaquille O'Neal prepares to pass against the Portland Trail Blazers in the first quarter of a basketball game in Miami, Friday, Jan. 18, 2008. The Trail Blazers won 98-91. (AP Photo/Alan Diaz) Miami Heat center Shaquille O'Neal, right, gets tangled up under the basket with teammate Mark Blount, top, and New York Knicks guard Nate Robinson, left, and Knicks center Eddy Curry, front, during the second quarter during a basketball game in Miami Saturday, Jan. 19, 2008. (AP Photo/Lynne Sladky)