It was one wild summer for Miami's Shaquille O'Neal. From being traded from the Lakers to the Heat, to appearing at the VMA's, to shooting some TNT spots with director Spike Lee, the Big Aristotle didn't have much time to rest. With Shaq and the Heat set to report to training camp on Monday, take a look back at what turned out to be the Summer of Shaq.

Shaq wearing black was widely celebrated by the team and the city of Miami.
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Naturally, his new coach Stan Van Gundy was among the happiest to see him holding up a Heat uniform.
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The team's website even posted the ultimate pop-up banner.
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Then Shaq hammed it up for some portraits in his new uniform.
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Later in the summer, a slimmed down Shaq made an appearance at MTV's Video Music Awards.
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And while in LA, he was also reunited with his adoring West coast fans.
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Shaq also found time to clown around with the kids at a Nestle Crunch event.
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Then as the summer wound down, he shot some "School of Truth" commercials with director Spike Lee for TNT.
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With training camps open, class is indeed back in session for Senor Shaq and his new Miami teammates.
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