Complex sentence: With the retirement of Johnson and Jabbar, the team struggled in the 1990s, however in 1996 the club acquired free agent Shaquille O'Neal and drafting Kobe Bryant.
Split into simpler sentences: With the retirement of Johnson and Jabbar, the team struggled in the 1990s. However, in 1996 the club acquired free agent Shaquille O'Neal and drafted Kobe Bryant.