AP

The injury ended a streak of 164 consecutive playoff games for O'Neal, who had never missed a postseason game — or a start — in 13 seasons with Orlando, the Los Angeles Lakers and Miami.

O'Neal missed the last two games of the regular season with the same injury. His movement was limited in the first-round series against New Jersey and in the first two games against the Wizards.

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