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He was one of two players (the other being [[Reggie Miller]]) from the 1994 roster to be also named to the [[1996 United States men's Olympic basketball team|Dream Team III]]. Due to more star-power, he rotated with [[Hakeem Olajuwon]] and [[David Robinson (basketball)|David Robinson]] and started 3 games. He averaged 9.3 points and 5.3 rebounds with 8 total blocks. Again, a perfect 8–0 record landed him another gold medal at the [[Basketball at the 1996 Summer Olympics – Men's tournament|1996 Olympics]] in Atlanta. O'Neal was upset that coach [[Lenny Wilkens]] played Robinson more minutes in the final game; Wilkens previously explained to O'Neal that it would probably be Robinson's last Olympics.<ref>[[#oneal2011|O'Neal, MacMullan 2011]], p. 112.</ref>
After his 1996 experience, he declined to play in international competition. He was angered by being overlooked for the [[FIBA Americas Championship 1999|1999 FIBA AmeriCup]] squad, saying it was a "lack of respect".<ref>[[Jackie{{cite news | last=MacMullan]] [| first=Jackie | title=The NBA - 03.29.99 - SI Vault | url=http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/vault/article/magazine/MAG1015501/index.htm The| NBA]date=March 29, 1999 {{Webarchive| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121104063008/http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/vault/article/magazine/MAG1015501/index.htm |archive-date=November 4, 2012 }},| ''Sportswork=sportsillustrated.com Illustrated'', March 29, 1999.}}</ref> He forwent an opportunity to participate in the [[Basketball at the 2000 Summer Olympics – Men's tournament|2000 Olympics]], explaining that two gold medals were enough.<ref>SCOTT HOWARD-COOPER and TIM KAWAKAMI [https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2000-jun-13-sp-40593-story.html O'Neal, Bryant Still Possible for Olympics] , ''Los Angeles Times'', June 13, 2000.</ref> O'Neal also chose not to play in the [[2002 FIBA World Championship]].<ref>[[Chris Sheridan (sportswriter)|Chris Sheridan]] [http://community.seattletimes.nwsource.com/archive/?date=20020902&slug=basket02 Weight of the world leans on U.S. team] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160303171001/http://community.seattletimes.nwsource.com/archive/?date=20020902&slug=basket02 |date=March 3, 2016 }}, ''The Seattle Times'', September 2, 2002.</ref> He rejected an offer to play in the [[Basketball at the 2004 Summer Olympics – Men's tournament|2004 Olympics]],<ref>[[Marc Stein (reporter)|Marc Stein]] [https://www.espn.com/nba/columns/story?columnist=stein_marc&id=1812395 Team USA carousel continues] , ''[[ESPN]]'', May 29, 2004.</ref> and although he was initially interested in being named for 2006–2008 US preliminary roster,<ref>AP [https://www.espn.com/nba/news/story?id=2283371 Colangelo says Shaq not ruling out Olympics] , ''[[ESPN]]'', January 7, 2006.</ref> he eventually declined the invitation.<ref>Michael Cunningham [http://articles.sun-sentinel.com/2006-07-21/news/0607201619_1_nba-teams-usa-basketball-nba-players/2 Full Summer Gives U.s. Players More Than A Workout] {{Webarchive|url=https://archive.today/20120701164827/http://articles.sun-sentinel.com/2006-07-21/news/0607201619_1_nba-teams-usa-basketball-nba-players/2 |date=July 1, 2012 }}, ''[[South Florida Sun-Sentinel]]'', July 21, 2006.</ref>
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