Shaquille O’Neal has missed five games due to a mysterious shoulder injury. As it turns out, there was a battle behind the scenes. O’Neal wanted a cortisone shot to help him get out on the court, while the Cleveland Cavaliers simply wanted him to rest.
“I was cursing and screaming and trying to make them shoot me up,” explained O’Neal, “but they wouldn’t do it.”
For fantasy basketball owners, they’ll be happy to learn that O’Neal plans to return on Wednesday against the Detroit Pistons. On the season, the Big Clevelander is averaging 11.3 points, 6.9 rebounds, 1.7 assists and 1.6 …read more

Shaquille O’Neal turned back the clock on Friday night against the Toronto Raptors. The Big Cactus poured in 45 points for the Phoenix Suns and did so on 20-for-25 shooting from the field. He also finished with 11 rebounds, three steals and three blocks in his 35 minutes of play.
With Amare Stoudemire out with an eye injury, it’s not too surprising that Shaq is more involved in the offense. He no longer has to share touches with Stoudemire down low and will be more involved in the pick-and-roll attack.
That said, don’t expect this type of outburst too often from Shaq. …read more

Shaquille O’Neal of the Phoenix Suns called coach Gregg Popovich and the San Antonio Spurs cowards for going to Hack-a-Shaq during the 2008 NBA Playoffs. In the first game of the 2008-09 season, Popovich had a little joke to play on Shaq. On the first play of the game, Pop had Michael Finley foul Shaq.
The result was a double thumbs up from Popovich and everyone on the floor and both benches laughing. You can see a video of the funny Hack-a-Shaq at the end of this entry.
While this funny business didn’t have much affect on the game, the Hack-a-Shaq strategy …read more