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  In this fall... this is very tough... in this fall I'm going to take my talents to South Beach and join the Miami Heat. Those words, uttered by LeBron James on July 8, 2010 from the Boys and Girls Club of Greenwich, Connecticut, seemed to write the conclusion of the upcoming NBA season right there and then. James, the reigning and two-time MVP, was joining the Miami Heat and teaming up with Dwyane Wade and Chris Bosh. Between the three of them in 2010 were James' two-MVPs, 17 all-star selections, and six All-NBA 1st team selections. All of this while the three were still in their primes and all under 30. The early 2010s looked like they were going to be ruled by the Miami Heat, and the 2010-11 season would be their official coronation. The preseason odds put the Heat at +175 , the best in the league. The Heat would post one of the best records in the league that season before costing to the NBA Finals, never going beyond Game 5 in each of the first three rounds of the playoff...

As I've written about before, not every record you can hold is a good one. I've already taken a look at 7 of those bad records , so here are 7 more. Let's get right into this, these are 7 more unfortunate NBA records. Shaquille O'Neal Record: Most Free Throws Attempted in a Game Without a Make Starting off this list we have a Hall of Famer and one of the greatest centers in the history of basketball, Shaquille O'Neal. Drafted with the 1st overall pick in the 1992 NBA Draft by the Orlando Magic, Shaq spent 19 years creating a legacy for himself few could match. Over his career, O'Neal won four championships, an MVP in 2000, the Rookie of the Year in 1993, and three Finals MVPs, lead the league in scoring twice and in shooting percentage 10 times, and was selected to the all-star game 15 times, the All-NBA 1st Team eight times, and the All-Defensive 2nd Team three times. Shaq basically did it all during his career, but there is one thing that he was noto...