Shaq dons old No. 33 jersey in Cleveland

CLEVELAND – Traded to the Cleveland Cavaliers on Thursday, Shaquille O’Neal has decided to wear jersey No. 33, the team confirmed on Friday.

That’s the number O’Neal wore in high school and at college before turning pro. O’Neal wore 32 when he played for Orlando, Miami and Phoenix.

When he was with the Los Angeles Lakers, O’Neal wore 34 because Nos. 32 and 33 were retired for Magic Johnson and Kareem Abdul-Jabbar.

A frequent user of Twitter, the social networking site, the 15-time NBA All-Star posted a message late Thursday saying he planned to play longer than the one year he has left under contract.

“My numbers are not good enough to retire 3 more yrs left,” the 37-year-old tweeted. (AP)