NBA HoopGrids answers for today August 5: Shaquille O’Neal’s teammate who also played for the LA Clippers

The NBA HoopGrids puzzle for August 5 has been released. Today is the 38th day for fans to test their basketball knowledge in the offseason.

Here’s a look at today’s grid:

Clues for the August 5 NBA HoopGrids:

Grid 1 - Player who had stints with the Philadelphia 76ers and LA Clippers

Grid 2 - Player who had stints with the Philadelphia 76ers and Chicago Bulls

Grid 3 - Member of the 76ers who lost 55+ games in a single season

Grid 4 - Player who had stints with the Milwaukee Bucks and LA Clippers

Grid 5 - Player who had stints with the Milwaukee Bucks and Chicago Bulls

Grid 6 - Member of the Bucks who lost 55+ games in a single season

Grid 7 - Shaquille O’Neal’s former teammate who also played for the LA Clippers

Grid 8 - Shaquille O’Neal’s former teammate who also played for the Chicago Bulls

Grid 9 - O’Neal’s former teammate who lost 55+ games in a single season

Shaquille O’Neal played for six teams in the NBA across 19 seasons and naturally had hundreds of teammates.

For Grid 9, Ruben Patterson and Glen Davis are possible answers. Patterson opened his career with the LA Lakers in 1998-99 when Shaq was their best player. He also played for the LA Clippers in 2007-08 before retiring.

Davis, meanwhile, was on the 2010-11 Boston Celtics team that had Shaq, Kevin Garnett and Paul Pierce. Shaq retired after his stint with the Cs to cap off a Hall of Fame career. “Big Baby” went on to play for the Clippers for two seasons (2013-14 - 2014-15).

Shaq once played with a sharpshooter in his rookie season (1992-93) with the Orlando Magic. That player eventually went on to create NBA history with Michael Jordan and continues to make history now as a coach. His name is Steve Kerr.

The “Big Diesel” also had a chance to play with another guard who had a stint with the Bulls (2003-2005). Jannero Pargo was teammates with Shaq when they lost to the San Antonio Spurs in the 2003 playoffs.

Jason Williams is a correct answer for Grid 9. He won a championship with Shaq with the Miami Heat and lost 59 games with the Memphis Grizzlies during the 2001-02 season.

Joel Anthony is also an option. Shaquille O’Neal was on his way out of Miami when Anthony became one of his backups. Shaq was later traded to the Phoenix Suns, which was a big part of why the Heat lost 67 games that season.

Here’s the filled-out HoopGrids puzzle:

The completed August 5 NBA HoopGrids puzzle.