Editing Mark Madsen (basketball) (section)

=== Los Angeles Lakers (2000–2003) ===
The [[Los Angeles Lakers]] selected Madsen in the first round (29th pick overall) of the [[2000 NBA draft]]. He contributed to the Lakers' [[NBA Finals|NBA championships]] in 2001 and 2002, and became well known for his goofy dances at the victory parades for those championships.

Talking about his prime with the Lakers, [[Shaquille O'Neal]] said that the only player who could thwart him from his dominant play was Madsen. "He used to beat me up in practice", O'Neal said.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://lakersblog.latimes.com/lakersblog/2011/11/shaq-shaquille-oneal-kobe-bryant-.html|title=Shaquille O'neal Kobe Bryant|website=lakersblog.latimes.com|access-date=2023-02-21|date=November 2011}}</ref>