Yes, he was.
nope he signed with the Boston Celtics for two years.
Shaquille O'Neal has 4 NBA Championships to his name, with three coming with the Los Angeles Lakers (2000-2003) and one coming with the Miami Heat (2005-2006 season).
Miami
2005
He lives in Miami during the off season and in the upper eastside in New York during the baseball season.
Pheonix Suns
Shaquille O'Neal played for the Miami Heat for four seasons, from 2004 to 2008. During his time with the team, he helped lead them to an NBA Championship in 2006. O'Neal's presence significantly contributed to the Heat's success during that period.
Miami dolphins
A Championship
Through the 2008-09 season, Shaq has won 4 NBA titles ... three with the Los Angeles Lakers and one with the Miami Heat.
Shaquille O'Neal and LeBron James were both on the Miami Heat during the 2004-2005 NBA season. However, they only played together for one season, as Shaq was traded to the Phoenix Suns in the summer of 2005. Their time as teammates was marked by the Heat's pursuit of success, but they ultimately did not win a championship together.
during the off-season supposedly he lives in a house in Miami