John Gabriel still felt uneasy when he thought back to the past 24 hours, so very close, just so very close, Roger and Shaq almost didn't make it to today's championship parade.
Shaq and Roger were back, but some things could never return.
Today, on this day of team celebration, Roger and Shaq did not have any private conversations with John Gabriel or Rich DeVos.
Their relationship had completely shattered, just like that of Michael Jordan and the Bulls' management.
The only thing that held them together now was probably the championship itself.
During the speech at the end of the parade, Roger said he wanted to add another title for Orlando, "The '90s also belong to us!"
After Roger, it was O'Neal's turn to speak.
His biggest task this time was to announce that he would stay with the Magic.
To give all the fans confidence, as well as to cut off any thoughts from other teams.