Six-time NBA All-Star Jermaine O’Neal is mulling a return to the League in 2015 to help out a contender, and is expected to make a decision in early January. Today, JO took to Twitter to clear the air about his potential comeback and explain where his head is at right now.
The most interesting part of his half-dozen tweets was that O’Neal suggests he’s still better than more than “60 percent” of the bigs in the NBA currently. It’s hard to say how accurate that is, given that we haven’t seen O’Neal on the court in a year, but we admire his confidence—and he will be a hot commodity for contending teams like Dallas, Cleveland and Golden State if he decides to return.
Check out what JO had to say today on Twitter:
So I know it's been some talk about if I will play again or not and if so then what team will I choose. So I thought I would speak on this.
— Jermaine O'Neal (@jermaineoneal) December 23, 2014
For 18 long years sports has dominated my families life to a point that they have had to sacrifice things that was important to them.
— Jermaine O'Neal (@jermaineoneal) December 23, 2014
So you can believe now whatever decision I make will be a pure family decision that my family will have a huge part on making with me.
— Jermaine O'Neal (@jermaineoneal) December 23, 2014
Do I still love the game of basketball? Yes without a doubt!
— Jermaine O'Neal (@jermaineoneal) December 23, 2014
Can I physically still play?Probably better than 60% of the bigs in the league today! That's not a knock on anyone but more about how I feel
— Jermaine O'Neal (@jermaineoneal) December 23, 2014
My decision will not be based off any personal relationships with a cityor organization which will be tuff because Ofthe love I got for them
— Jermaine O'Neal (@jermaineoneal) December 23, 2014
I've been blessed to have the opportunity to play for some great coaches, organizations, and cites and I will always have love for them!
— Jermaine O'Neal (@jermaineoneal) December 23, 2014
But I love my family more than I love life itself and they will have the final say on my playing career or the closing of my bball career!
— Jermaine O'Neal (@jermaineoneal) December 23, 2014
